Awards & Accolades

Seattle Goes Home Empty-Handed from 2025 James Beard Awards

If you want to taste this year's award winners, you'll have to travel.

06/16/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Awards & Accolades

Seattle Restaurants and Chefs Nearly Shut Out in 2025 James Beard Nominations

Only a few local names snuck into the national categories.

04/02/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Awards & Accolades

These Are Seattle’s 2025 James Beard Semifinalists

Some exciting new names are recognized among the folks who should have already won by now.

01/22/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Awards & Accolades

The James Beard Awards' Lone Moment of Seattle Pride

Local chefs didn't get any hardware, but one chef with a long history here did.

06/11/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Awards & Accolades

And Seattle's James Beard Award Finalists for 2024 Are...

Damn, Washington restaurants and chefs had a good day. Six local names moved forward.

04/03/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Awards & Accolades

These Are Seattle's 2024 James Beard Semifinalists

Ooooh, some exciting new names on this list.

01/24/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Awards & Accolades

Seattle Shut Out at 2023 James Beard Awards

Seattle had a hefty number of nominees this year, but no winners.

06/05/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Awards & Accolades

These Are Seattle’s James Beard 2023 Nominees

Our city (and state) made a good showing in the hyper-competitive national categories.

03/29/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Awards and Accolades

These Are Seattle's 2023 James Beard Award Semifinalists

Was this a good year for our local chefs? Well...

01/25/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Awards & Accolades

This Year's James Beard Award Winners Are...

Did any Seattle nominees take home hardware?

06/13/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Awards & Accolades

These Are Seattle's James Beard Award Nominees for 2022

The local chefs and restaurants who made the final cut.

03/16/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Awards & Accolades

Behold Seattle's James Beard Award Semifinalists for 2022

The restaurant industry's crowning jewel returns, and these local chefs and restaurants are up for hardware this year.

02/23/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Belated Honors

Oh, Hey: Here Are Seattle's 2020 James Beard Award Nominees

Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi! Canlis! Books!

05/04/2020 By Stefan Milne

Awards & Accolades

Seattle's 2020 James Beard Award Semifinalists Are Here

Behold the many, many local chefs and restaurants up for medals this year.

02/26/2020 By Stefan Milne

Bona Fide

Oriental Mart Is an American Classic, According to the James Beard Foundation

The Pike Place Market mainstay is one of six restaurants in the country to receive a 2020 America's Classics Award.

02/18/2020 By Stefan Milne

Ticket Alert

Edouardo Jordan Announces a Black History Month Celebration

The chef will partner with historian Toni Tipton-Martin and ten local chefs of color for the Soul of Seattle, a party and dinner at the Northwest African American Museum.

01/08/2020 By Stefan Milne

Yay

Just, Wow. Congratulations to Canlis and Chef Brady Williams!

One of Seattle's oldest, ultra iconic, and most put-on-your-nicest-dinner-jacket-because-we're-celebrating restaurants just won another James Beard Award.

05/06/2019 By Rosin Saez