Category: Awards & Accolades

🍕 Three Valley pizzerias again are among the top 50 in the United States according to 2023 rankings by 50 Top Pizza, a pizza evaluation website based in Italy. Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix rose to No. 6, after being ranked

The Valley was completely shut out – going 0 for 9 – when finalists for the 2023 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced this morning. Nine local chefs or restaurants were among 20 semifinalists in various award categories at the

Silvana Salcido Esparza (pictured) from Barrio Café in Phoenix has been named one of 20 nationwide semifinalists for Outstanding Chef in the 2023 James Beard Foundation Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars. In addition, five Valley chefs are

Felicia Tobin from Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler has won Best Host in the United States in first-ever Servies awards presented by Yelp to celebrate front-of-house restaurant employees. The Servies: Awards were presented in eight categories, including Best Host, Best

Cuisine & Wine Bistro, the family-owned and -operated restaurant and wine bar in south Chandler, has received Wine Spectator magazine’s ‘‘Award of Excellence’’ for the second consecutive year. Award requirements: Restaurants earn this distinction by having a wine list featuring

Four Arizona restaurants – two in Phoenix, one in  Chandler, and one in Tucson – have made the New York Times’ annual list of the ‘‘50 places in America we’re most excited about right now’’: Bacanora: Chef Rene Andrade’s year-old

Vegan restaurant Beaut Burger has won some national acclaim for having one of the 16 “Best Veggie Burgers in America,” according to TastingTable.com. The burger: Simply labeled Burger B9 on the menu, it’s made with roasted eggplant, pepita pesto, and

Chris Bianco, owner of Pizzeria Bianco, Pane Bianco, and Tratto in Phoenix, was named the country’s Outstanding Restaurateur at the 2022 James Beard Foundation Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars, tonight in Chicago. The Bronx-born Bianco previously won a