James Beard Awards

“There’s a real systematic oppression in place that limits black voices, black stories, and black experiences.”

In a welcome change, more than two-thirds of the winners were women and minorities.

The author has spent five decades teaching Americans how to cook Mediterranean food.

Congrats to everyone on the list.

Crabs! So popular this year.

Today is a big day in the chef and restaurant world.

This year's awards theme is "Sounds and the City," which will be all about the "enduring relationship between music and food."

The alt-weekly's critic resigns just a few days after twenty-year veteran Robert Sietsema was fired.

We wouldn't expect anything less.

Silk suits, Air Jordans, strapless dresses, and more sartorial choices from last night's big event.

Kahan wins top prize... with David Chang.

New York had an exceptionally strong showing, with Le Bernardin, wd~50, Blue Hill, Mission Chinese, Del Posto, and Momofuku among the winners.

The big night is here.

The awards are on Monday, May 6.

The awards ceremony takes place on May 6.

Perello's dish is based on 'Napoleon Dynamite.'

Of course Marc Vetri made the cut with his eponymous restaurant.

Chicago nominees for Beard restaurant awards.