James Beard Foundation Everything you need to know about the restaurant, chef, and media awards The James Beard Foundation Awards are among the highest honors in the American food world. Semifinalists for the restaurant and chef awards will be revealed on Wednesday, January 25, with finalists to be announced on Wednesday, March 29. Media nominees — including everything from cookbooks to podcasts to TV shows — will be revealed on April 26, with winners to follow quickly after on June 3 at a celebration in Chicago. The Restaurant and Chef Awards will be presented at a gala ceremony in Chicago on Monday June 5. The 2023 awards are the Foundation’s second ceremony following an extensive audit , and will, like the 2022 awards, feature a few new key protocols , including a different way of surfacing talent, nominee personal statements, and different awards categories. The canceled 2020 ceremony was, broadly speaking, a mess ; the foundation initially blamed the pandemic, but reporting a...