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Eater
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
2 Twin Cities Restaurants and Chefs Win James Beard Awards
Tonight, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of its Restaurant and Chef Awards, with two Twin Cities restaurants taking home awards for Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: Midwest. The Monday, June 16, ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago also included new categories to honor the beverage industry, including Best New Bar, Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service. Find the full list of the 2025 James Beard Award winners here. Karyn Tomlinson, of Myriel in St. Paul, won in the Best Chef: Midwest category. Tomlinson quickly became known for her 'grandma cooking nouveau' style at Myriel after opening in 2021, combining her Scandinavian/Minnesotan heritage and French culinary training. Alluding to that 'grandma chic' cooking, Tomlinson dressed up in the same coral dress her grandmother wore when she was crowned the 'dazzle corn queen' in 1941. She ended her acceptance speech with some Midwest pride, saying 'the Midwest is beautiful, the Midwest is diverse, the Midwest is tenacious and strong.' Bûcheron won the Best New Restaurant category, with co-owner Janas 'Jeanie' Ritter accepting the Kingfield bistro's national award. Bûcheron was one of 10 nominees in the category, and the only restaurant from the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. (The only other Minnesota restaurant ever nominated in the category was Owamni, which brought home the award in 2022.) 'It's the neighborhood restaurant we always wanted in our neighborhood,' Jeanie said during her acceptance speech, adding that some of her guests have come out to Chicago to celebrate with them tonight and thanking them 'for making it possible to do what we love.' She and her husband Adam Ritter spoke to Eater earlier this month about how they built the 'Midwest French' restaurant so they could spend more time with their two toddlers. Ritter also told Eater before the awards that 'Minnesota cuisine is defined by the ingredients rather than the technique,' and Tomlinson seemed to echo that statement during a quick interview with Eater at the gala. She was proud of both Myriel and Bûcheron's wins as both are 'proudly Minnesottan and Midwestern and are exploring that in different ways in our connections with farmers.' She hopes that the Midwest will be recognized more in the future for its diversity and the many cultures that define the cuisine of the heartland. Bar Brava did not take home a Beard tonight in the new Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program. (Charleston in Baltimore brought home the win.) Here are the full lists of the Twin Cities's five finalists and 10 semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards. Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Awards. Eater is partnering with the James Beard Foundation to livestream the awards in 2025. All editorial content is produced independently of the James Beard Foundation. See More:
CBS News
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Twin Cities food scene earns two James Beard Awards, including Best New Restaurant
Minnesota took home two James Beard Awards during Monday night's ceremony, earning some national recognition for its locally evangelized food scene. Bûcheron, a French American eatery in Minneapolis' King Field neighborhood, was awarded Best New Restaurant. "We have spent, all of us, the last year and a half pushing and scraping and laughing and crying and raising our families and challenging ourselves to make this restaurant everything that we knew it could be, and we are so unbelievably proud of what it's become," owner Jeanie Janas Ritter said in her acceptance speech. "It's the neighborhood restaurant that we always wanted in our neighborhood." Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel in St. Paul was named Best Chef in the Midwest. The restaurant combines French, Nordic and Midwestern cuisine and prides itself on working with local farmers. "The Midwest is beautiful, the Midwest is diverse, the Midwest is tenacious and strong," Tomlinson said. "And we grow really great food, so let's hear it for the Midwest." This is the second year in a row a Twin Cities chef won that award, with Christina Nguyen of Minneapolis' Hai Hai taking it home last year. Two other local chefs were nominated this year: Shigeyuki Furukawa of Kado no Mise and Diane Moua of Diane's Place. The Twin Cities were also honored with a Best New Restaurant award in 2022, when Owamni earned the title. The James Beard Awards are considered the restaurant industry's most prestigious honors.
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."
Axios
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Eat in on Valentine's Day with these recipes from top Minnesota chefs
If you haven't already made them, dinner reservations this Friday will be a hassle. Instead, consider staying in on Valentine's Day and cooking a meal together. State of play: Many of Minnesota's top chefs have shared recipes with cooking sites and local outlets over the years. We rounded up some yummy-sounding options from a few of the restaurateurs recently named semifinalists for this year's James Beard Awards. 🌶️ Ann Ahmed (Khâluna, Lat14, Gai Noi): Bucatini Talay, or pasta tossed in tom yum paste-laced sauce and topped with jumbo shrimp, via Food & Wine. Twin Cities Public Television also has her recipe for Laotian sticky rice. 🥩 Karyn Tomlinson (Myriel): Grandma's pot roast with onions, garlic, mushrooms, thyme, carrots and potatoes, via TPT. 🥣 Mateo Mackbee (Krewe): Maque choux, a creamy sweet corn-based dish flavored with onions and peppers and topped with andouille sausage or shrimp, via MidwestLiving. The Star Tribune also has Mackbee's red beans and rice recipe with a special twist: a smoked turkey leg. 🍠 Sean Sherman (Owamni): Maple-chili crisp to drizzle over roasted sweet potatoes via Food & Wine. 🍫 Diane Moua (Diane's Place): Frozen Meyer Lemon parfait with pistachio brittle via Artful Living. Go deeper: Our earlier list of recipes from local culinary luminaries Weigh in: Do you have a favorite recipe written (or inspired) by a local chef? Send it our way at [email protected].
