James Beard Foundation Award: 2020s explained

The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize culinary professionals in the United States.[1] The awards recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists each year, and are generally scheduled around James Beard's May birthday.[2]

The foundation also awards annually since 1998 the designation of America's Classic for local independently-owned restaurants that reflect the character of the community.[3]

2020 awards

The 2020 chef and restaurant awards were canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The book and media awards were announced online on May 27, 2020.[4] A virtual event was broadcast from Chicago on September 25, 2020.[5]

Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Award

Restaurant Design Awards

Book Awards

The 2020 James Beard Foundation Book Awards were as follows:[9]

Broadcast Media Awards

The 2020 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards were as follows:

Journalism Awards

The 2020 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards were as follows:

2021 awards

In August 2020, the James Beard Foundation announced that the 2020 awards presentation would be cancelled because of COVID[10] and they will “forgo its traditional Awards presentation in 2021, including the Restaurant and Chef Awards, Media Awards, and Restaurant Design Awards. We will not be accepting recommendations or submissions. We will be working with the Awards Committee and Subcommittees to overhaul the policies and procedures for the Awards.”[11]

2022 awards

Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Award

Book awards

Leadership Award

Restaurant and Chef Awards

The James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards in 2022 were as follows:[19]

2023 awards

Book Awards

Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian of the Year Awards

Leadership Award

Source:[22]

Restaurant and Chef Awards

The James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards in 2023 were as follows:[23]

Best Chefs (by region):

2024 awards

Semifinalists

Book Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JBF Awards James Beard Foundation . 2022-06-02 . www.jamesbeard.org . en.
  2. Web site: Young . Melanie . 2015-05-04 . How the James Beard Awards Began . 2022-06-02 . Eater . en.
  3. News: Judkis . Maura . 12 November 2018 . After 37 years, beloved lunch counter C.F. Folks closes in landlord dispute . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-02-26 . 0190-8286.
  4. News: Hallinan . Bridget . These Are the 2020 James Beard Media Awards Winners . Food & Wine . May 27, 2020 . September 10, 2021 . March 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306013240/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/james-beard-media-awards-winners-2020 . live .
  5. News: Nunzio . Miriam Di . James Beard Awards ceremony reiterates commitment to new mission: inclusion, diversity, equity . Chicago Sun-Times . 27 September 2020 . en . 10 September 2021 . 8 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008195920/https://chicago.suntimes.com/taste/2020/9/27/21458433/james-beard-awards-ceremony-new-mission-inclusion-diversity-equity . live .
  6. News: Fortney . Luke . Queens-Born Jessica B. Harris Receives James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award . Eater NY . 11 March 2020 . en . 10 September 2021 . 4 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210504155031/https://ny.eater.com/2020/3/11/21173292/jessica-b-harris-james-beard-lifetime-achievement-award . live .
  7. News: Bitker . Janelle . S.F. nonprofit Zero Foodprint wins James Beard Award . San Francisco Chronicle . 13 March 2020 . 10 September 2021 . 5 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505144532/https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/S-F-nonprofit-Zero-Foodprint-wins-James-Beard-15127829.php . live .
  8. News: Wells . Pete . Beard Foundation Will Announce a Few More Awards, Despite a Vow Not To . The New York Times . 21 September 2020 . 10 September 2021 . 6 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506034647/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/dining/james-beard-awards-design.html . live .
  9. Web site: The 2020 James Beard Media Award Winners. www.jamesbeard.org. en. 2020-06-18. 2020-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200616225916/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2020-james-beard-media-award-winners. live.
  10. News: Giuliani-Hoffman . Francesca . James Beard Foundation tables its culinary awards for 2020 and 2021 . CNN . August 21, 2020 . September 10, 2021 . January 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210127073102/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/us/james-beard-awards-canceled-pandemic-trnd/index.html . live .
  11. Web site: Awards News . James Beard Foundation . 5 June 2021 . 24 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210524141602/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards . live .
  12. Web site: The 2022 Lifetime Achievement Winner and Humanitarian of the Year Award James Beard Foundation . 2022-05-11 . www.jamesbeard.org . en.
  13. Web site: Mercer . Emily . 2023-05-30 . How Hawa Hassan Is Making the World Smaller Through Food . 2023-09-15 . . en-US.
  14. Web site: Varriano . Jackie . 2021-02-04 . How Seattle shaped the life of Somalia-born entrepreneur and cookbook author Hawa Hassan . 2023-09-15 . . en-US.
  15. Web site: James Beard Foundation Award:Joanne Lee Mollinaro. . June 6, 2023.
  16. Web site: 2022 Leadership Award Winner Mónica Ramírez James Beard Foundation . 2022-06-02 . www.jamesbeard.org . en.
  17. News: Boston chef and restaurant owner Irene Li wins James Beard Award for leadership . 15 October 2022 . March 17, 2022 . WBUR News.
  18. Web site: The 2022 Leadership Award Winners . James Beard Foundation . 15 October 2022.
  19. Web site: The 2022 James Beard Award Winners . jamesbeard.org . 15 June 2022.
  20. News: Burch . Cathalena . Tucson's own Don Guerra of Barrio Bread wins a James Beard Award . 25 November 2022 . Tucson.com . June 14, 2022.
  21. Web site: James Beard Awards: Hannah Che. November 20, 2023. James Beard Foundation Award.
  22. Web site: The 2023 Leadership Award Winners James Beard Foundation . 2023-06-16 . www.jamesbeard.org . en.
  23. Web site: The 2023 James Beard Award Winners James Beard Foundation . 2023-06-16 . www.jamesbeard.org . en.
  24. Web site: Goldstein . Li . 2024-06-11 . These Are the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Award Winners, 2024 . 2024-06-12 . . en-US.
  25. Web site: Goldstein . Li . 2024-01-24 . These Are the James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141755/https://www.bonappetit.com/story/james-beard-foundation-restaurant-chef-awards-semifinalists-2024 . 2024-01-25 . 2024-07-20 . Bon Appétit . en-US.
  26. Web site: THE 2024 JAMES BEARD MEDIA AWARD WINNERS. June 20, 2024. James Beard Foundation Award.