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Awards Watch: Restaurant Design Entries Due January 29

Anna Mowry

James Beard Foundation Restaurant Design Award Entries Due January 29

James Beard Foundation Restaurant Design Award Entries Due January 29

Anna Mowry

Mon, May 16, 2016

Designers and architects, take note: we're …

Designers and architects, take note: we're getting into the final stretch of the entry period for JBF's 2016 Restaurant Design Awards. Submissions for our committee's consideration are due Friday, January 29. We're accepting entries in two categories: Outstanding Restaurant Design: 75 Seats and Under; and Outstanding Restaurant Design: 76 Seats and Over. Any restaurant or design project that was completed or redone in North America after January 1, 2013 is eligible.

Want to enter? Register and submit here.

2016 Restaurant Design Award nominees will be announced on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Winners will be announced at the 2016 James Beard Awards Gala, taking place at Lyric Opera of Chicago on Monday, May 2.

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