The semifinalists for the James Beard Awards, one of the food industry's biggest recognitions in America, have been announced. Chicago has eleven nominees amongst them, four fewer than last year.
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A Lemon-Lime Soda Pop Cake from Chicago's Mission-Oriented Bakery Justice of the Pies
Daniel HautzingerMaya-Camille Broussard loved eating 7-Up cake at her cousin's after school. Now the James Beard Award-nominated baker, whose Justice of the Pies bakery runs culinary workshops for children and donates food, shares a recipe for that childhood treat.
A Summertime Lychee Martini from the James Beard-Nominated Chicago Bar Nobody's Darling
Meredith FrancisJust a little over a year after it opened, Nobody's Darling already has a James Beard Award nomination for Outstanding Bar Program. Co-owners Angeles Barnes and Renauda Riddle share the story of their Andersonville cocktail bar, along with the recipe for their Southside Lychee Martini.
Meet Chicago's James Beard Awards 2022 Semifinalists
Daniel HautzingerThe list of semifinalists for the James Beard Awards has been released, and fifteen Chicago people and places in the food industry are on it. Meet them here.