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National chains salad bar in Third Ward will welcome its first guests on July 18.

Nagano and Kroeger’s victory marks the third Beard win for a Madison restaurant. Chefs Odessa Piper and Tory Miller each won for their work at L’Etoile, in 2001 and 2012 respectively.

Plus: Milwaukee has two James Beard finalists and goodbye to Mr. Senors and Sisu Cafe.

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.

The winners will be announced on June 5.

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

Milwaukee restaurant and chef advance to finals in two categories of 2023 awards.