2025 James Beard Nominations List. The final winners will be named on june 16 at the james beard foundation awards gala at the lyric opera of chicago. The james beard foundation’s long list features nominees for outstanding chef, emerging chef,.

The 2025 (restaurant) awards season kicks off today with the james beard foundation, which revealed today its restaurant and chef semifinalist list for its prestigious. Texas claimed 39 restaurants, chefs and professionals who were nominated as semifinalists for the 2025 james beard awards.