Smyth, Obelix and Khmai Cambodian Fine Dining are among 11 Chicagoland restaurants named as semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards, in an announcement released Wednesday morning.
Damarr Brown, chef de cuisine at Virtue restaurant, is a semifinalist for the James Beard award for Emerging Chef.
Once again, Chicago will host the restaurant award program, considered one of the highest honors for the nation’s dining industry, with the ceremony taking place June 5 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.While we will have to wait until March 29 for the official nominees, the semifinalist list suggests the organization is seriously attempting to broaden the playing field.
Chicago chefs and restaurants were shut out of the Outstanding Restaurateur and Outstanding Chef categories, but they did well elsewhere. Smyth, the acclaimed West Loop restaurant run by John Shields and Karen Urie Shields, is one of 20 restaurants in the Outstanding Restaurant category.Smyth chefs/owners Karen Urie Shields and John Shields. The West Loop restaurant is a semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurant in the 2023 James Beard Awards.
Damarr Brown, chef de cuisine at Virtue, is among semifinalists for Emerging Chef. This continues an impressive run for the Hyde Park restaurant, as Virtue’s chef and owner, Erick Williams,
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