When the 2025 semifinalists were announced, some chefs were fixing their ovens or shopping. Soon, their days changed.

More than a dozen local chefs, bakers, bars and restaurants are in the mix for the year's most prestigious food awards.

Little Rituals, Chilte and Lom Wong are among the semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards, including Best Chef — Southwest ...

Restaurants and chefs from Phoenix, Scottsdale, Bisbee, Tucson, and the Gila River Indian Community put Arizona on the list!

Little Rituals, Chilte and Lom Wong are among the semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards, including Best Chef — Southwest and Best New Bar.

The Phoenix-based semifinalists include Lawrence “LT” Smith of new-school Mexican restaurant Chilte, who received a nod for ...

Little Rituals in downtown Phoenix was a semifinalist under the ... They are: In April, the James Beard Foundation will release the finalists for each award, and the winners will be announced ...

Several chefs and restaurants throughout Arizona have been included in the James Beard Foundation's list of award ...

Tucson has one James Beard Award-winning baker ... alumnus and former Casino del Sol mixologist Aaron DeFeo’s downtown Phoenix cocktail lounge Little Rituals is a semifinalist for the bar ...