Mashama Bailey, Edgar Rico, Owamni restaurant win Beard Awards
Mashama Bailey, Edgar Rico and Owamni restaurant win top honors at James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
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Mashama Bailey, Edgar Rico and Owamni restaurant win top honors at James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
Top honors went to Mashama Bailey, a chef at the Grey in Savannah, and Owamni, an Indigenous restaurant in Minneapolis.
After a diversity scandal in 2020, the Oscars of the restaurant industry upgraded its standards.
There is a lot of North Carolina talent nominated for the 2022 James Beard Awards, but unfortunately no nods for Wilmington this year.
The James Beard Foundation Awards return to Chicago after a two-year hiatus, and the Tribune's Louisa Chu and Nick Kindelsperger are covering the event.