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The James Beard Awards Will Stay in Chicago Through 2017

Fireworks at Lake Michigan.
Fireworks at Lake Michigan. Photo: Victor Spinelli/Getty Images

On May 4, the James Beard Foundation will hold its annual Chef Awards at the Lyric Opera of Chicago — the first time ever that the ceremony is outside of New York. Rahm Emanuel must feel quite confident that it’ll be a success: He announced today that the show will return to Chicago in both 2016 and 2017. “Chicago has a rich history with the Foundation, delivering restaurant and chef winners 23 out of 24 years with more than 40 James Beard Award winners to date,” he said. (What happened during that rogue year?)

The James Beard Awards Will Stay in Chicago Through 2017