10 Twin Cities Chefs, Restaurants, and Bars Are James Beard Awards Semifinalists for 2025

Feb 2, 2025 | eat/drink

Every winner walks out of the James Beard awards ceremony with the same medal. Eliesa Johnson/James Beard Foundation

 

Minneapolis’s Ann Ahmed of Khâluna is in the running for Outstanding Chef with Spoon and Stable under consideration for Outstanding Restaurant

 

The James Beard Foundation announced its 2025 list of semifinalists on Wednesday, January 22nd, giving a nod to 10 Twin Cities restaurants and one in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, six of which were featured in national categories. For comparison, the city had seven semifinalists in 2024. Ann Ahmed of Khâluna in Minneapolis, made the so-called “long list” last year and has been under consideration in prior years.:

Outstanding Chef

Ann Ahmed, Khâluna, Minneapolis

Outstanding Restaurant

Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis

Best New Restaurant

Bûcheron, Minneapolis

Vinai, Minneapolis

Outstanding Hospitality

Mucci’s, Saint Paul

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

Bar Brava, Minneapolis

Best Chef: Midwest

Shigeyuki Furukawa, Kado no Mise, Minneapolis

Abraham Gessesse, Hyacinth, St. Paul

Mateo Mackbee, Krewe, Saint Joseph

Diane Moua, Diane’s Place, Minneapolis

Karyn Tomlinson, Myriel, St. Paul

This semifinalist list reflects the restaurant and chef categories; finalists in these categories will be announced on Wednesday, April 2nd. Winners will be awarded at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Ceremony on Monday, June 16th at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Awards.

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