Four Houston restaurants and chefs landed on the list of James Beard Awards finalists in statewide and national categories Wednesday in what's often considered the Oscars of the food world.

Just over a dozen Texas nominees were named James Beard Awards finalists this year. See who remains eligible for an award.

HOUSTON — The James Beard Foundation, which is celebrating 35 years of recognizing the tops restaurants and chefs across the country, announced its 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award nominees Wednesday.

This year’s class of James Beard finalists from Houston serve everything from fluffy conchas and paper-thin shavings of raw tuna atop crisp tostadas to icy-cold martinis and grilled Texas ...

The James Beard Foundation revealed its full list of James Beard Awards 2025 finalists today, April 2, at a live ceremony in ...

Of the 13 Houston-area semifinalists, four have moved on to the final round of the 2025 James Beard Awards, often called the "Oscars of the food world." Of the 13 Houston-area semifinalists ...

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Four restaurants or chefs from the Houston area were named finalists Wednesday for a James Beard Award — considered one of the highest honors in the restaurant industry. The announcement comes ...

The James Beard Foundation logo, as collected from Facebook on March 27, 2019. HOUSTON, Texas – On Wednesday, the James Beard Foundation released its highly anticipated 2025 restaurant and chef ...

Houston chefs and restaurants were strongly represented in this year’s James Beard Award semifinalists, with 13 of them up for medals in seven different categories. Six chefs in the Houston area ...

The James Beard Foundation, a national nonprofit organization ... Three finalists are in Houston, and San Antonio claims two. Other finalists hail from Austin, Lewisville, Marfa and Spring.

The James Beard Foundation released the finalists for its prestigious awards with over a dozen Texas restaurants and chefs recognized across Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and even Marfa.