Loryn Nalic, the chef-owner at Balkan Treat Box and Telva at the Ridge in Webster Groves, has won a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest, marking the first win by a St. Louis-area chef in the category in nearly a decade.
The culinary organization’s annual awards are considered among the most prestigious in the industry.
St. Louis-area restaurants and chefs have not received any James Beard Awards since 2017. That year, Kevin Nashan of Sidney Street Café won Best Chef: Midwest and Gioia’s Deli on The Hill won an America’s Classics Award…