James Beard Foundation Award: 2020s

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The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize culinary professionals in the United States. [1] The awards recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists each year, and are generally scheduled around James Beard's May birthday. [2]

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The foundation also awards annually since 1998 the designation of America's Classic for local independently-owned restaurants that reflect the character of the community. [3]

2020 awards

The 2020 chef and restaurant awards were canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] The book and media awards were announced online on May 27, 2020. [5] A virtual event was broadcast from Chicago on September 25, 2020. [6]

Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Award

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Jessica B. Harris

Restaurant Design Awards

Book Awards

The 2020 James Beard Foundation Book Awards were as follows: [10] [5]

Broadcast Media Awards

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Roy Choi

The 2020 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards were as follows: [10] [5]

Journalism Awards

The 2020 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards were as follows:

  • Columns: Power Rankings: "The Official Fast Food French Fry Power Rankings"; "The Official Spicy Snack Power Rankings"; "The Official Domestic Beer Power Rankings" by Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times
  • Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award: "Peter Luger Used to Sizzle. Now It Sputters."; "The 20 Most Delicious Things at Mercado Little Spain"; "Benno, Proudly Out of Step With the Age" by Pete Wells, The New York Times
  • Dining and Travel: "In Pursuit of the Perfect Pizza" by Matt Goulding, Airbnb Magazine
  • Feature Reporting: "Value Meal" by Tad Friend, The New Yorker
  • Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication: The New Yorker
  • Foodways: "A Real Hot Mess: How Grits Got Weaponized Against Cheating Men" by Cynthia R. Greenlee, MUNCHIES / Food by VICE
  • Health and Wellness: "How Washington Keeps America Sick and Fat"; "Meet the Silicon Valley Investor Who Wants Washington to Figure Out What You Should Eat" by Catherine Boudreau and Helena Bottemiller Evich, Politico
  • Home Cooking: "Fry Time" by Nancy Singleton Hachisu, Saveur
  • Innovative Storytelling: "Food and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" by Gary He, Matt Buchanan, and Meghan McCarron, Eater
  • Investigative Reporting: "The Man Who Attacked Me Works in Your Kitchen': Victim of Serial Groper Took Justice into Her Own Hands" by Amy Brittain and Maura Judkis, The Washington Post
  • Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award: "In Search of Hot Beef"; "Chef Jack Riebel Is in the Fight of His Life"; "Harry Singh on the Perfect Roti, Trinidad, and Life in the Kitchen" by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
  • M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: "My Mother's Catfish Stew" by John T. Edge, Oxford American
  • Personal Essay, Long Form: "The Dysfunction of Food" by Kim Foster
  • Personal Essay, Short Form: "For 20 Years, happy hour has seen us through work — and life" by M. Carrie Allan, The Washington Post
  • Profile: "The Provocations of Chef Tunde Wey" by Brett Martin, GQ Magazine
  • Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages: "Seltzer Is Over. Mineral Water Is Forever." by Jordan Michelman, PUNCH
  • Emerging Voice Award: L.A. Taco

2021 awards

In August 2020, the James Beard Foundation announced that the 2020 awards presentation would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] They will "forgo its traditional Awards presentation in 2021, including the Restaurant and Chef Awards, Media Awards, and Restaurant Design Awards. We will not be accepting recommendations or submissions. We will be working with the Awards Committee and Subcommittees to overhaul the policies and procedures for the Awards." [11]

2022 awards

The 2022 James Beard Awards were presented on June 13, 2022, at The Lyric Opera of Chicago and hosted by Kwame Onwuachi. The media awards ceremony was on June 11, 2022, at Columbia College Chicago and was hosted by Lisa Ling, while the Leadership Awards ceremony was held on June 12, 2022, at The Dalcy in Chicago and hosted by Terry Bryant. [12]

Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Award

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Martin Yan

Leadership Award

Restaurant and Chef Awards

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Chai Pani, Asheville, North Carolina
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Owamni, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards in 2022 were as follows: [17]

Book Awards

The 2022 James Beard Foundation Book Awards were as follows:

Broadcast Media Awards

The 2022 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards were as follows:

Journalism Awards

2023 awards

The 2023 James Beard Awards were presented on June 5, 2023, at The Lyric Opera of Chicago and hosted by Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi, Gail Simmons and Andrew Zimmern. The media awards ceremony was on June 3, 2024, at Columbia College Chicago and was hosted by Pati Jinich, while the Leadership Awards ceremony was held on June 4, 2023, at The Dalcy in Chicago and hosted by Dr. Jessica B. Harris. [22]

Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian of the Year Awards

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Madhur Jaffrey

Leadership Award

Source: [23]

Restaurant and Chef Awards

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Kann, Portland, Oregon

The James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards in 2023 were as follows: [24]

Book Awards

Broadcast Media Awards

Journalism Awards

2024 awards

The 2024 James Beard Awards were presented on June 10, 2024, at The Lyric Opera of Chicago and hosted by Nyesha Arrington, Richard Blais, Amanda Freitag and Marcus Samuelsson. The media awards ceremony was held on June 8, 2024 at Columbia College Chicago, hosted by Michelle Miller, while the Leadership Awards ceremony was held on June 9, 2024 at The Dalcy in Chicago and hosted by Karen Washington. [27]

Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian of the Year Awards

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Ruth Reichl

Leadership Award

Restaurant and Chef Awards

Book Awards

Broadcast Media Awards

Journalism Awards

2025 awards

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JinJu Patisserie, Portland, Oregon

The 2025 Awards were again held at the Lyric Opera of Chicago for the 35th anniversary of the awards and the 10th anniversary of the ceremony taking place in Chicago. It was hosted by chefs Nyesha Arrington and Andrew Zimmern. [50]

Restaurant and Chef Awards

Book Awards

Broadcast Media Awards [53]

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