But the James Beard Awards have woken up to the immense talent that our chefs and beverage professionals have to offer.

If you don’t genuinely enjoy talking to people, you have no business in the bar industry, really.” This is Colleen Hughes of ...

Opened by Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin, a repeat James Beard Award semifinalist and chef/owner of Best Quality Daughter. Dobbertin ...

Tonidandel-Brown beverage director Colleen Hughes woke up to a text from a colleague offering congratulations. "I was kinda like 'for why?' I had literally just woken up," Colleen told CharlotteFive.

I believe in using food to tell a story. ... Very few food dishes come from a cultural perspective that don’t have a story ...

Three restaurant professionals in Charlotte have been nominated as semifinalists for a James Beard Award: Community Matters Cafe executive chef Chayil Johnson; Tonidandel-Brown beverage director ...

In a world that’s upside down sometimes, we’ve still got food — we can all agree on that, and I’m one of the lucky ones.” ...

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Dobbertin is the chef and owner of Best Quality Daughter at Pearl and has recently been named a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist in the “Best Chef: Texas” category. >> San Antonio restaurant, chefs ...

Got your weekend plans? We have some cool ideas, from a sudsy art exhibit to amazing music to James Beard Award contestants.

Winter Restaurant Week is officially here. From now until Sunday, February 2 (and, in some cases, even later), sample some of ...

Gourdet competed in season 12 of the competition series, where he finished in second place in 2015. He later competed in “Top ...