James Beard Awards
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
James Beard Awards: Finalists (And Journalists) Announced
Okay, so for those of you of a mind to party on James Beard Awards night (May 7th for the chef awards, May 4th for […]
James Beard Foundation Finalists Live
On February 21st, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2012 Award semifinalists. Today they are announcing the finalists. Watch the presentation live on Foobooz.
2012 James Beard Semifinalists Announced
The 2012 James Beard Semifinalists have been announced and Philadelphia area chefs and restaurants seem to have a bigger representation than normal. Tashan, The Farm […]
English Cooking Terms, Defined By the Aikens Brothers at the James Beard House
The Aikens twins, Tom (who has his own restaurants in London) and Robert (The Dandelion, right here in Philly), are cooking a special one-night-only collaboration […]