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The restaurants and chefs named as semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards were announced Wednesday and nearly every category had Chicago representation.

The culinary awards are set to take June 15 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Though the award ceremony takes place in Chicago, restaurants and chefs from around the country are considered. Nearly two dozen Chicago restaurants and chefs are semifinalists for the awards, with at least one in nearly every category.

Of the 14 categories, the only three were without Chicago culinary representation: Outstanding Bakery, Best New Bar and Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service.

“These semifinalists join a constellation of James Beard Award–recognized leaders who collectively embody the breadth of American culinary excellence,” the James Beard website says.

Nominees will be announced on March 31 and later celebrated at the ceremony in June.

Here’s a look at the Chicago restaurants and chefs who are semifinalists for this year’s James Beard Awards:

Outstanding Restauranteur

Frank Callero, Joe Flamm, and Steven Zaleski, Day Off Group (Rose Mary, il Carciofo, and BLVD Steakhouse)

Outstanding Chef

Diana Davila, Mi Tocaya Antojeria Zachary Engel, Galit

Outstanding Restaurant

EL Ideas Kasama

Emerging Chef

Nicolai Mlodinow, Class Act Bailey Sullivan, Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio

Best New Restaurant

Nadu Nic & Junior’s

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Courtney Kenyon-Snider, Obélix

Outstanding Hospitality

Daisies

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

Brasero

Outstanding Bar

Hopleaf Bar

Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

Christopher Marty, Best Intentions

Best Chef (for the Great Lakes region)

Thai Dang, HaiSous Danny Espinoza, Santa Masa Tamaleria Norman Fenton, Cariño Christopher Jung and Erling Wu-Bower, Maxwells Trading Mari Katsumura and Adam Sindler, SHŌ Nick Kleutsch and James Sanders, Sanders BBQ Supply Co. Rishi Kumar and Zubair Mohajir, Mirra Ben Lustbader and Sarah Mispagel, Loaf Lounge Jacob Potashnick, Feld

A list of all the semifinalists from around the country can be found here.

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