Category: Awards & Accolades

Don Guerra, owner and head baker at Barrio Bread in Tucson, has won the 2022 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Baker. The Tempe native, who opened Barrio Bread in his garage in 2009, is the first Arizona baker to

Tucson is among ‘‘America’s seven most exciting up-and-coming destinations for food lovers,’’ according to the May issue of Food & Wine Magazine. The article, ‘‘The Next Great Food Cities,’’ cites Tucson’s tortillas, bread, and chocolate, among other things. The list

Arizona has four finalists for this year’s James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars: Giovanni Scorzo of Andreoli Italian Grocer in Scottsdale (Best Chef Southwest), Bacanora in Phoenix (Best New Restaurant), Chris Bianco of Tratto, Pane Bianco,

Fifteen Arizona chefs and restaurants have been announced as semifinalists for this year’s James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars: Best Chef Southwest: Lori Hashimoto (Hana Japanese Eatery, Phoenix), Giovanni Scorzo (Andreoli Italian Grocer, Scottsdale), John Martinez

Cider Corps in downtown Mesa is the fifth-best cidery – out of more than 800 – in the United States according to USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice contest. A panel of experts and 10Best editors picked the initial nominees for

For what it’s worth: ‘‘The 101 Best Pizzas in America’’ include three in Arizona, according to The Daily Meal. The food and drink website’s annual rankings put Pizzeria Bianco (pictured) in Phoenix at No. 14 and Cibo in Phoenix at

Century Grand, the train-themed cocktail bar in Arcadia, is one of four finalists for Best New American Cocktail Bar in the Spirited Awards. The 10-month-old bar, restaurant and bottle shop is the first from Arizona to make the finals in

The annual James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars, have been canceled for 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s finalists in the various categories were announced May 4, and winners were to be

Congrats to Chrysa Robertson of Rancho Pinot in Scottsdale, Silvana Salcido Esparza of Barrio Cafe in Phoenix and Jeff Smedstad of Elote Cafe in Sedona, who were named finalists for Best Chef Southwest in the prestigious James Beard Awards. Pizzeria

Twenty-two Arizona chefs and restaurants have received nominations for this year’s James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars. Ten of those were nominated for Best Chef Southwest, a newly reconfigured geographical category that now includes Arizona, New

Huge congrats to Charleen Badman, the chef and co-owner of FnB in Scottsdale who was named Best Chef Southwest at the annual James Beard Awards in Chicago on Monday night. The victory at the Beard Awards, the culinary world’s version of the

Charleen Badman from FnB in Scottsdale has been named one of five finalists for Best Chef Southwest in this year’s prestigious James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s version of the Oscars. Badman was one of four Valley chefs among the

Kevin Binkley from Phoenix’s Binkley’s, Charleen Badman from Scottsdale’s FnB, and Silvana Salcido Esparza from Phoenix’s Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva once again are semifinalists for Best Chef Southwest in the James Beard Awards. A fourth Valley chef – Nadia Holguin from the just-closed Roland’s Café Market Bar

No Beards for you! That was the message to Arizona this morning when the prestigious James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars, announced its 2017 finalists in dozens of food and drink categories. Three Arizona chefs who were

This year’s James Beard Award semifinalists were announced this morning and three Arizonans are up for Best Chef Southwest: Charleen Badman (pictured on left) from FnB in Scottsdale, Silvana Salcido Esparza (center) from Barrio Urbano in Phoenix, and Jeff Smedstad (right) from

Congrats to Anthony Serrano, who finished sixth Tuesday at the Final Table at the fifth annual World Food Championships in Orange Beach, Ala. More than 400 professional and amateur chefs faced off in what’s billed as the world’s food sport

Anthony Serrano, chef and owner of El Palacio Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Chandler, won one of 10 category championships at the World Food Championships in Orange Beach, Ala., on Sunday. Nearly 400 professional and amateur chefs squared off at the

Barrio Cafe in Phoenix ranks No. 1 on a list of the 10 Best Mexican Restaurants in America compiled Tabelog, an online community of food lovers. Tabelog says of Barrio Cafe, which was the only Arizona restaurant to make the list: “Preparing some

The awards keep coming for Little Miss BBQ in Phoenix. Gayot is the latest to honor the two-year-old Phoenix ’cue joint. The website, which reviews restaurants and hotels, named Little Miss one of the top 10 barbecue spots in the U.S.