Columbus bakery named semifinalist for prestigious James Beard Awards for second straight year

For more than a decade, Dan the Baker has served up some of the city’s best bread and baked goods from his Grandview-area “Toast Bar,” and now for the second straight year it’s receiving national recognition.

This morning, Dan the Baker was announced as a 2026 semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery. The concept was a semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery in last year’s James Beard Awards.

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