Finalists for the 2026 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards won’t be announced until Tuesday morning.
But those living in James Beard’s home city don’t have to wait to learn whether another Beard Award winner is joining Portland’s culinary ranks.
Timothy Wastell, the former DOC chef who earned the Beard Foundation’s Best Chef: Northwest award last year for his work at Antica Terra winery in Oregon wine country, is back in Portland — not that he ever really left…