This Treme classic is being recognized for being "a cornerstone of Creole cuisine and Black American culture for eight decades."

Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, which already had a Michelin Star and two James Beard Awards, won the James Beard Outstanding Restaurant Award, one of, if not the most coveted, awards in the food and beverage industry.

Cat Cox, of Country Bird Bakery in Tulsa, won the award for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker at the 2025 Chef and Restaurant Awards hosted in Chicago.

Arjav Ezekiel's James Beard Foundation award represents the first time an Austin restaurant professional has won the prestigious national award for

Q scored a James Beard American Classics award.Why it matters: The honor may finally elevate Chicago on a national barbecue map that has long been dominated by Texas, Kansas City, Memphis, St. Louis and North Carolina.