James Beard Semi-Finalists Announced - See Who in RI Made the List

James Beard Semi-Finalists Announced - See Who in RI Made the List

The James Beard Foundation announced the 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the James Beard Awards on Wednesday.

 

Nominees will be announced on Wednesday, April 2, and winners will be announced at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on Monday, June 16 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

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2025 marks an incredible milestone: the 35th anniversary of the James Beard Awards. Considered to be among the nation’s most prestigious honors, the awards recognize exceptional talent in the culinary and food media industries.

 

Here is Who in Rhode Island Made the List

 

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

 

        Robert Andreozzi, Pizza Marvin, Providence, RI
        Avery Buck, May Day, Burlington, VT
        John DaSilva, Chickadee, Boston, MA
        Conor Dennehy, Tallula, Cambridge, MA
        Subat Dilmurat, Jahunger, Providence, RI
        Lee Frank, Lee Frank's, South Berwick, ME
        Michelle Greenfield, Allium Eatery, Westport, CT
        Sky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse, Providence, RI
        Valentine Howell, Black Cat, Jamaica Plain, MA
        Kwasi Kwaa, Comfort Kitchen, Boston, MA
        Brian Lewis, The Cottage, Westport, CT
        Charlie Menard, Canteen Creemee, Waitsfield, VT
        Rachel Miller, Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lynn, MA
        Erin Miller, Urban Hearth, Cambridge, MA
        Nicole Nocella, Stalk, Dover, NH
        Nick Rabar, Honeybird Kitchen & Cocktails, East Providence, RI  
        Jordan Rubin, Mr. Tuna, Portland, ME
        Michael Serpa, Select Oyster, Boston, MA
        Jake Stevens, Leeward, Portland, ME
        Derek Wagner, Nicks on Broadway, Providence, RI

 

Outstanding Restaurant

        Benu, San Francisco, CA  
        Chubby Fish, Charleston, SC  
        Coquine, Portland, OR  
        The Dabney, Washington, D.C.
        Don Angie, New York, NY  
        ELEMI, El Paso, TX  
        The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY  
        Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO  
        Galit, Chicago, IL  
        Georges French Bistro, Wichita, KS  
        Ghee Indian Kitchen, Miami, FL  
        GW Fins, New Orleans, LA  
        Havana, Bar Harbor, ME  
        Kalaya, Philadelphia, PA  
        Kimball House, Decatur, GA  
        Nonesuch, Oklahoma City, OK  
        Oberlin, Providence, RI  
        Pasjoli, Santa Monica, CA  
        Selden Standard, Detroit, MI  
        Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis, MN 

 

Emerging Chef

        Jordan Anthony-Brown, The Aperture, Cincinnati, OH
        Jesus "Chuy" Cervantes, Damian, Los Angeles, CA
        Bhavin Chhatwani, Tamasha Modern Indian, Raleigh, NC
        Paolo Dungca, Hiraya, Washington, D.C.
        Jason Eckerson and Kate Hamm, Fish & Whistle, Biddeford, ME
        Danny Garcia, Time & Tide, New York, NY
        Daniel Garwood, Acru, New York, NY
        Kaitlin Guerin, Lagniappe Bakehouse, New Orleans, LA
        Spencer Horovitz, Hadeem, San Francisco, CA
        Suu Khin, Burmalicious, Houston, TX
        Phila Lorn, Mawn, Philadelphia, PA
        Nikhil Naiker, NIMKI, Providence, RI
        Anna Nguyen and Ni Nguyen, Sắp Sửa, Denver, CO
        Kayla Pfeiffer, Bicyclette Cookshop, Naples, FL
        Jacob Potashnick, Feld, Chicago, IL
        Keoni Regidor, Lehua, Hilo, HI
        Jane Sacro Chatham, Vicia, St Louis, MO
        Marcela Salas, BibiSol, Sioux Falls, SD
        Lawrence "LT" Smith, Chilte, Phoenix, AZ
        RJ Yoakum, Georgie, Dallas, TX