James Beard 2025 Award. It’s a big day for the restaurant industry: This year’s james beard award semifinalists are quite different from the last two years.

The james beard foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2025 awards this morning, and chicago names dot most of the major categories. The james beard foundation has announced its 2025 restaurant and chef award semifinalists, which include an impressive 41 from texas.the state is guaranteed to have 20.