Bernie Kantak, owner of Beginner's Luck in Scottsdale, has been nominated for the Best Chef in the Southwest. This is his second time being nominated for the prestigious award.

Former Cotton and Copper chef Tamara Stanger is returning to Arizona to build a hyperlocal menu at a restaurant already making waves in high country.

Fifteen Arizona chefs and restaurants have been named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards, including nominations for Best Chef — Southwest, Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker ...

Restaurants and chefs from Phoenix, Scottsdale, Bisbee, Tucson, and the Gila River Indian Community put Arizona on the list!

More than a dozen local chefs, bakers, bars and restaurants are in the mix for the year's most prestigious food awards.

The Phoenix-based semifinalists include Lawrence “LT” Smith of new-school Mexican restaurant Chilte, who received a nod for Emerging Chef, an award that recognizes a chef the

The semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, and 15 Arizona chefs and restaurants made the list, including nominations for Best Chef ...

Chef Christian Lowe, a 2023 James Beard semifinalist for ... d been thinking about coming back to Arizona, and while she never imagined she'd end up in Flagstaff, one thing she was certain ...

Little Rituals, Chilte and Lom Wong are among the semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards, including Best Chef — Southwest and Best New Bar.

Fifteen Arizona chefs and restaurants have been named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards, including nominations for Best Chef — Southwest, Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker ...

Arizona’s multiplicity also extends to its food scene, which combines Mexican, Native American, and modern American flavors. From James Beard Award-winning fry bread and Sonoran hot dogs to tacos, wood-fired pizza,

Executive chefs Joshua Adams of Campione and David Wells of Chico Hot Springs Tasting Room are Park County's semifinalists for the “Best Chef: Mountain Category” in the prestigious 2025 James