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Zahav Wins Book Of The Year At James Beard Awards

Know what that is right there? That’s what victory looks like. A double victory, actually, as Michael Solomonov’s book Zahav: A World Of Israeli Cooking […]

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Michael Solomonov Is a James Beard Finalist for Outstanding Chef

Today, the James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2016 awards. Zahav chef and owner Michael Solomonov is a finalist for Outstanding Chef and his cookbook, […]

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2016 James Beard Semifinalists Announced

The big list of James Beard semifinalists for chefs and restaurants for 2016 has been released and Philadelphia makes a strong showing. Highlighting the nominees is […]

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James Beard Award Semifinalists Announced

Today at noon, the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2015 Restaurant and Chef Awards. Abe Fisher and Townsend were Best New Restaurant nominees. Michael […]

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Alex Goes To Jimmy’s House: The Big Night

Circles chef Alex Boonphaya and his wife are tired. They’ve slept less than 90 minutes and they’ve just finished serving 70 diners out of a […]

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Alex Goes To Jimmy’s House: Tagging Along On A Midnight Shopping Trip For A James Beard Dinner

The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market is a lonely place at midnight. And that’s just how Circles Thai chef/owner Alex Boonphaya likes it. The refrigerated temperature […]

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Alex Goes To Jimmy’s House: Circles Hosting A Pre-James Beard Dinner

For those who can’t make it to chef Alex Boonphaya’s James Beard House dinner next Thursday, August 14, the owner of the growing mini-chain of […]

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2014 James Beard Foundation Finalists

The James Beard Awards finalists were announced today. And though Philadelphia had semifinalists in ten categories including nine nominees for Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic, few went […]

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Good Luck to the Local Nominees for the James Beard Journalism Awards

The James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards Dinner is being held tonight. Former Philadelphia magazine food editor Joy Manning is up in Personal Essay for […]

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Jose Garces At The James Beard House

Last week, our own Iron Chef, Jose Garces, hit the James Beard House in New York to cook a dinner in support of his new […]

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James Beard Finalists Announced, Two Locals Move On & Journalism Gets Nods as Well

The James Beard Foundation announced their 2013 awards finalists today. The list of JBF Awards semifinalists included a boatload of Philadelphia area nominees but the […]

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Industry’s Pat Szoke Preparing Tasting Brunch at James Beard House

Tasting menus with beverage pairings are popping up all over the place. They pose as creative outlets for awesome chefs trying to add some pizazz […]

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2013 James Beard Semifinalists Announced

The 2013 James Beard Awards Semifinalists have been announced and nineteen local chefs, restaurants and beer professionals have made the list. Vernick Food & Drink […]

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Jeremy Nolen At The James Beard House

Jeremy Nolen and his crew from Brauhaus Schmitz brought their modern German cuisine to the James Beard House on Saturday for a 6 course Teutonic […]

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Foobooz TV: Dettera’s Chef Jeffrey Power Cooks At The James Beard House

Cooking at the James Beard House is no small thing. It takes a lot of work (and a lot of money) to put those plates […]