A Louisville chef is a finalist for a prestigious award in the culinary industry. Chef Noam Bilitzer, who runs Meesh Meesh in Louisville, is a finalist for the James Beard Awards Best Chef: Southeast category this year.

The long list of finalists for 2025 James Beard Awards was announced Wednesday. Here's how the four semifinalists from Kentucky fared.

Tara Monsod of Animae, 969 Pacific Highway, is one of five people nominated for the title of Best Chef: California. Kosuke Tada of Mijoté, San Francisco.

The 2025 list of James Beard Foundation Award finalists, including the outcome of Asheville and North Carolina chefs and restaurants.

The James Beard Foundation released its finalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards, which honor chefs, restaurants and others important to the culinary world.One Pittsburgh-based restaurant made the cut this year.

Four Bay Area restaurants and chefs have been named finalists in the 2025 James Beard Awards, which rank among the country's highest culinary honors. Why it matters: The prestigious awards showcase the best in the industry.

The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2025 Restaurant and Chef Awards on Wednesday, April 2. This is the final round before winners are revealed at the highly anticipated James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on Monday,

Rep. Angie Craig was also honored with a special Impact Award, a new recognition highlighting those pushing for broader improvements to the food system.

Several Chicago chefs and restaurants were named as finalist nominees for the 2025 James Beard Awards. Kid Rock has revealed that comedian Bill Maher’s “mind was blown” after his White House sit down with President Donald Trump.