James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards
Monday, June 13, 2022
6:00 P.M. CST
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N Upper Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Tickets are on sale now!
Hosted by
Kwame Onwuachi
Actor, Chef, Author, and Executive Producer at Food & Wine Magazine
Reception to immediately follow the Awards ceremony
Union Station
225 S Canal Street
Featuring Chefs
Gregory Collier, Uptown Yolk, Charlotte, NC
Alexandra Gates, Cochineal, Marfa, TX
Mariana Gonzalez-Trasvina, Bar ‘Cino, Newport RI
Vaughn Good, Fox and Pearl, Kansas City, MO
Ronald Hsu, Lazy Betty, Atlanta
Gene Kato, Momotaro Restaurant and Izakaya, Chicago
Ji Hye Kim, Miss Kim Korean Restaurant, Ann Arbor, MI
Mei Lin, Nightshade, Los Angeles
Cristina Martinez, South Philly Barbacoa, Philadelphia
Johnny Ortiz, / Shed, La Madera, NM
Margaret Pak, Thattu, Chicago
Natasha Pickowicz, Flora Bar, NYC
Lona Lou Powers, Lona’s Lil Eats, St. Louis
Ellie Tiglao, Tanám, Somerville, MA
Sam Yoo, Golden Diner, NYC
Surafel Zenebech, Zenebech Restaurant, Washington, D.C.
The Awards will be broadcast live via the James Beard Foundation's Twitter feed.
Hotels for Awards Weekend
We have secured a limited amount of room blocks during the awards weekend. For hotel information, please click here.
