Over the past couple of decades, people across the nation have been catching on to something that Omahans have known forever: Omaha has an awesome food culture.

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From Chef of the Year to Best Pizza, the coveted local food honors drew a who’s who of Chicago's dining scene to a gala ...

Other Chicago semifinalists include Feld's Jacob Potashnick, who is up for the emerging chef award. Cariño, which earned ...

Avec, the West Loop’s Mediterranean mainstay, took home one of the night's highest honors, while Chicago's newest ...

Actress Sarah Ramos, who plays “Jessica” in the “The Bear,” made a cameo at the 2025 Jean Banchet Awards. Ashok Selvam/Eater Chicago Otherwise, it was another brisk night of events at the ...

The Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence honor Chicago’s food and beverage industry on home turf. Here are the 2025 ...

With 2025 fresh underway, several Chicago chefs and restaurants have received a prestigious honor, being named among the ...

But there were also some moments of seriousness at Sunday’s Banchet Awards — Chicago’s top local prize for restaurants and chefs, which brought hundreds of industry insiders together at ...

Named after Chef Jean Banchet, who was inducted into the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame in 2013, the Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence pays homage to his legacy, who passed away in 2013.