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The James Beard Foundation Awards are considered "the Oscars of the food world." Get to know the eastern Iowa chefs and their restaurants nominated.

Iowa has its share of James Beard Foundation semifinalists recognizing chefs and restaurants across the state. Heres where to find them.

After a yearslong streak of nominations, Minnesota will go unrepresented in the Best Chef: Midwest category of the James Beard Awards.

The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday announced the finalists for its annual Restaurant and Chef Awards, with Lupi & Iris and Gregory León of Amilinda making the list.

The finalists for the 2023 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards were announced on Wednesday, and Sanaa Abourezk, owner of Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean in Sioux Falls, was selected as a finalist for Best Chef in the Midwest.

Sanaa Abourezk joins four other finalists in the Midwest region to make the James Beard Award for Best Chef.

A Sioux Falls chef is one step closer to earning one of the highest awards in the culinary world.

Francesco Mangano of Osteria Papavero and Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger of Fairchild are among five nominees — three from Wisconsin — up for the prestigious culinary award.

Francesco Mangano of Osteria Papavero and Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger of Fairchild are among five nominees — three from Wisconsin — up for the prestigious culinary award.

A chef at a popular sushi restaurant in Omaha has been named a finalist for a major award in the culinary industry.