The list of 2026 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the James Beard Awards features a lot of local pride!
Restaurants and chefs from Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Flagstaff, and Tucson put Arizona on the map… or, on this occasion, on the list.
“These semifinalists join a constellation of James Beard Award–recognized leaders who collectively embody the breadth of American culinary excellence,” read the statement on the James Beard Foundation’s website…