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Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Five Twin Cities restaurants, chefs named as James Beard Award finalists
The James Beard Foundation has unveiled nominees for its 2025 Restaurant and Chef Awards, featuring a handful of Twin Cities eateries. When the semifinalists were announced in January, 11 Minnesota restaurants were featured, including six that were up for national awards. Wednesday's announcement revealed that two of those are finalists, and Minnesota-based chefs grabbed three of the five nominations for Best Chef: Midwest. Bûcheron in Minneapolis' Kingfield neighborhood is a finalist for Best New Restaurant, a category that also included Vinai among its semifinalists. The category recognizes restaurants that opened between Oct. 1, 2023 and Sept. 30, 2024, and demonstrate "excellence in cuisine" and that are "likely to make a significant impact for years to come." Additionally, Bar Brava in Minneapolis has been nominated for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program. The award is given to a restaurant "that demonstrates exceptional care and skill in the pairing of wine and other beverages with food."For Best Chef: Midwest — a category that considers restaurants in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin — three Twin Cities restaurants are among the five total nominees. Shigeyuki Furukawa of Kado no Mise, Diane Moua of Diane's Place, and Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel all earned nominations. Tomlinson was a finalist for Best Chef: Midwest in 2023 and 2024 for her St. Paul restaurant, as well as being a semifinalist in 2019 for the now-closed Corner Table. She was also named one of Food & Wine magazine's best new chefs in 2024. In addition to the restaurant recognitions, the James Beard Awards have added Impact Awards in 2025, honoring individuals making an impact on the food world by pushing for standards to create a more equitable, sustainable, and economically viable restaurant industry and food system. Among the five honorees is Rep. Angie Craig, who serves as Minority Leader for the House Committee on Agriculture. The foundation notes her family roots in farming, adding, "She led efforts in the House to pass the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, legislation that tapped the power of family farmers to lower costs for Americans." The winners will be unveiled on June 16 during a ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
CBS News
02-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
These Minnesota chefs, restaurants are up for James Beard Awards in 2025
Three Minnesotans are among the five nominees for best Midwestern chef in this year's James Beard Awards, and the state is in competition in several other categories as well. The James Beard Foundation announced its award nominees — culled from an earlier list of semifinalists — on Wednesday. The highlight for locals is the Best Chef: Midwest category, where three Twin Cities cooks made the cut: Minneapolis' Bar Brava is up for the Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program honor, while Bûcheron — also in Minneapolis — will vie for Best New Restaurant. In addition, Rep. Angie Craig is being honored with an Impact Award, a new feature of the foundation that recognizes "changemakers actively working to push for standards that create a more equitable, sustainable, and economically viable restaurant industry and food system for producers, workers, and consumers alike." The foundation is giving Craig a nod for leading efforts to pass the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which it said "tapped the power of family farmers to lower costs for Americans." The James Beard Awards are considered the restaurant industry's most prestigious honors. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in Chicago on June 16.
Axios
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Bûcheron named finalist for James Beard's best new restaurant
Bûcheron is one of 10 finalists vying for a James Beard Award for best new restaurant. The big picture: The buzzy French-American establishment, which Demi's longtime chef de cuisine Adam Ritters launched in 2024, joins four other Twin Cities restaurants and chefs still in the running for the nation's top annual food awards. Bar Brava made the finals for outstanding wine program, the foundation behind the awards announced Wednesday. Plus: Myriel's Karyn Tomlinson, Diane Moua of Diane's Place and Kado no Mise 's Shigeyuki Furukawa are in the running for the best chef in the Midwest. Zoom out: U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is a nominee for the James Beard Foundation's new Impact Award, which honors people or organizations "who are actively working to push for standards that create a more equitable, sustainable, and economically viable restaurant industry and food system for producers, workers, and consumers alike."
CBS News
25-02-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Quest underway to get Minnesota restaurants into the Michelin Guide
The Michelin star is a stamp of culinary excellence sought after by chefs and foodies alike. But how does a restaurant receive one? And could it happen in Minnesota? Even for chefs like Adam Ritter who have worked at Michelin-recognized restaurants, it's unclear how to secure one. It's an honor shrouded in a bit of mystery "I don't think anybody really, totally understands," said Ritter, chef and co-owner of Minneapolis' Bûcheron. "I would hope we get one star, I would hope so. I mean, that would be a big goal of ours." Twin Cities food critic Stephanie March says Bûcheron has the "it" factor Michelin looks for. "It's the cohesiveness of the menu and I think of the value of the menu. And if it does push a boundary, you know, if it's a cutting edge and if it's really excellent. Is it worth a drive?" March said. She says a business never knows when a Michelin inspector is coming. "Inspectors do visit a restaurant multiple times and multiple ways. Like they'll come at night, they'll come in the morning, they'll come during lunch, during peak hours, when it's slow. And it may be different inspectors who do that," March said. "It's just supposed to be your average, every-day diner," March said. What is clear is that someone has to sponsor Michelin's trips to town to be considered. "And it can't be the restaurants who pay, it has to be the city or the tourism board who pays," March said. The Minneapolis Downtown Council is leading the effort to try to bring in tourism boards for other cities like Duluth, Rochester, St. Paul and Bloomington to help fund it. Leaders of the group say it could cost hundreds of thousands over a few years, but that it would boost tourism, local business and attract talent. "It does put us in a different category," March said. "It's a little bit of a bolster." The exclusive club is slowly opening its doors. Traditionally reserved for major cities like New York and Los Angeles, it recently awarded stars in Atlanta and Denver. And then there's the taco stand in Mexico City that recently earned its star, proving it doesn't take white tablecloths and coursed meals to truly shine. "It seems to be evolving with the way that we are eating and the way we judge what is excellent," March said. She named three Twin Cities restaurants that would all likely make the Michelin cut: Minneapolis' Kado no Mise and Demi, and St. Paul's Myrie.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Members-only dining club will expand to the Twin Cities
A members-only dining club is coming to the Twin Cities. Tasting Collective, a New York-based club that hosts private meals in 18 other cities, is heading to Minnesota, arranging five-course diners at some of the most talked-about local restaurants. The first dinner will take place at Bûcheron in Minneapolis' Kingfield neighborhood. It'll follow that up with events at Hyacinth in St. Paul and Oro by Nixta in Northeast Minneapolis to kick off its entry into Minnesota. Each of its five-course meals will run $75 per person, which looks like a deal. However, there are also membership fees. (Members can bring up to three non-members, but they'll have to pay $20 more than members at each dinner.) Memberships cost $165 per person per year — except when there are promotions — with proceeds going to restaurants that host the tasting events. Tasting Collective offers members at least one dining experience each month. The dinners aren't typically what you'll find on the restaurants' standard menu, offering a unique experience at dining hubs that may be familiar to regulars. Additionally, chefs step out of the kitchen to discuss dishes and the stories behind them with club members. Tasting Collective also hosts clubs in Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, and elsewhere. The Twin Cities club will start at Bûcheron with chef and co-owner Adam Ritter on Feb. 25 and March 5.
