James Beard semifinalists for the Mountain region are chosen from five states: Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Nominees come from 20 restaurants. A pared-down list of five finalists will be revealed April 2. Winners will be crowned June 16 during a ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

On Wednesday, the James Beard Awards, or as Seattle Refined put it, the "Oscars of the culinary world," released its semifinalists for 2025.

Four Idaho chefs, including two in Boise and one in Caldwell, have been recognized among this year’s semifinalists in the “Best Chef: Mountain” category that includes 20 nominees across the

A bakery, two bars and several Bozeman area chefs were named semifinalists for the James Beard Awards on Wednesday.

A Boulder restaurant and a Boulder chef were named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards.

NEW YORK, NY – The James Beard Awards have unveiled their list of semifinalists for 2025, and a remarkable 10 Indian Americans in the culinary world have been recognized. The semifinalists across various categories, underscoring the significant contributions of Indian-American chefs in reshaping dining experiences across the U.S.:

The Billings restaurateur, who is the owner and head chef at Walkers Grill, is a semifinalist for Best Chef in the mountain division (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming) at the James Beard ...

CHICAGO — The James Beard Foundation, which hosts an annual ... Other states represented in the best chef mountain region come from Utah, Montano, Idaho and Wyoming. “We congratulate the ...

Mick and Charlotte Formichella pose for a snapshot in their Dennis Port restaurant LUNE, named Jan. 22 as a James Beard Foundation semi-finalist as best new restaurant. LUNE in Dennis Port is one of only two Massachusetts restaurants named as semi-finalists for the James Beard Foundation’s Best New Restaurant.

Although the teams have only played once in the past quarter-century, Arizona leads the series history 4-3. Here's what to expect when UA takes on No. 3 Iowa State on

The result is that the federal Colorado Basin River Forecast Center is now predicting that April through July flows into Powell will be only 76% of normal. That's down from 81% at the beginning of 2025.