The holidays may be over, but for some restaurants and chefs, the most wonderful time of the year is just beginning. The James Beard Awards, often heralded as the “Oscars of Food,” are the holy grail for restaurateurs. Since their founding in 1990, the awards have served as the benchmark of success in the culinary world, and in recent years, Oklahoma has presented increasingly well with nominations and wins. Now, after Florence’s Restaurant took home the state’s first award in 2022, and chef Andrew Black won Best Chef: Southwest in 2023 for Grey Sweater, the accolades keep coming.
With this week’s announcement of the semifinalists, OKC landed seven nods across four categories, including a prolific…..