The culinary world is buzzing with the announcement of finalists for prestigious national food awards, with significant representation from across the United States. DaruDC has been recognized as one of the Top 20 restaurants in the US by Food & Wine. The James Beard Award finalists list features a strong showing from the DC area, with 9 finalists named in the region, the most in a decade, including chefs Michael Rafidi of Albi and Masako Morishita of Perry's, alongside Kevin Tien and Susan Bae of Moon Rabbit. Additionally, the awards have highlighted talents outside of DC, with a Peruvian chef and Venezuelan bakers in Miami, Steve Kestler of Aroma Latin American Cocina in Henderson for Best Chef: Southwest, and nominees from Arizona and the Rio Grande Valley being acknowledged for their culinary excellence.
Two RGV businesses have been nominated again in the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards. https://t.co/qCIwBgANqA
These two Arizona chefs are in the running for the prestigious culinary honors. https://t.co/snRJl38Syk
9 James Beard Award finalists named in D.C. region, most in a decade Notably, 2 members of D.C. Vietnamese restaurant Moon Rabbit were named finalists: Kevin Tien for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic region and Susan Bae for outstanding pastry chef or baker.https://t.co/8ZgOBKviYS
Steve Kestler of Aroma Latin American Cocina in Henderson has been named a finalist in the Best Chef: Southwest category of the 2024 James Beard awards https://t.co/7FyEcLC7LS
Albi chef Michael Rafidi and Masako Morishita of Perry's are up for two of the year's biggest honors. https://t.co/6vZlm8RuXx
Peruvian chef, Venezuelan bakers in Miami named finalists for top national food awards https://t.co/0hMxbvhKMo
Very good showing by DC on the James Beard Award finalists list https://t.co/SPpSRPSKbN
Big congrats to @DaruDC on being named one of the Top 20 restaurants in the US, according to @foodandwine! https://t.co/L9GgRx7W7g