Awards Watch: Calling All 2015 Entries!

JBF is now accepting entries for the 2015 James Beard Awards!

Entries for our Book; Broadcast and New Media; Journalism; and Restaurant Design categories can be submitted here. We're excited to announce two new Broadcast and New Media awards: Podcast and Visual and Technical Excellence.

Entries for Restaurant and Chef awards consideration have a separate portal, which is here. There's also a new Restaurant and Chef award: Outstanding Baker. (The Outstanding Pastry Chef category remains.) Please note that you may submit up to two entries per subcategory of the Restaurant and Chef awards.

Submission deadlines are as follows:

Book awards: December 15, 2014

Restaurant and Chef awards: December 31, 2014

Broadcast and New Media awards and Journalism awards: January 9, 2015

Restaurant Design awards: January 31, 2015

Our Restaurant and Chef award semifinalists will be announced February 18, 2015. The final nominees for every award subcategory will be revealed on March 24, 2015.

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