James Beard Foundation Awards 2020: Winners, News, and Updates

April 27, 2020 Admin 0 Comments

Everything you need to know about the restaurant, chef, and media awards

The James Beard Foundation Awards are among the highest honors in the American food world.

The awards honor chefs, restaurants, cookbooks, food writers, and more. The semifinalists for the restaurant and chef categories (aka the “long list”) were announced on February 26, 2020. In light of growing concerns around the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Foundation postponed the announcements for finalists in the chef and restaurant categories and nominees for the media awards (originally scheduled for March 25, 2020). The Foundation also postponed the Media Awards and the Restaurant and Chef Awards.

In late April, the Foundation rescheduled the finalist announcement for May 4, the initial date for the James Beard restaurant and chef awards ceremony. The Foundation also announced that it would release plans for the James Beard Awards, including the date and format, as soon as possible.

Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Foundation Awards.