CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland culinary scene will be well-represented in this year’s James Beard Awards. Four local chefs have been named semi-finalists. Chef Douglas Katz of the Edgewater Hospitality Group is a semifinalist in the “Outstanding Restaurateur” category.

Four Northeast Ohio restaurants and chefs have been announced as semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards.

Four Cleveland chefs, including those from Larder, Cordelia and Edgewater Hospitality, are semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards.

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the James Beard Awards, four Cleveland chefs have found their spot as the James Beard Foundation announced its 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists.

Darius Garland has been a revelation for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. The Cavs have been perhaps the biggest breakout team this season, leading the league and the Eastern Conference in total wins with a 36-7 record.

The three kings of Northeast Ohio came together on the latest episode of New Heights, with Akron native LeBron James joining the Kelce brothers for an interview.

LeBron James is trying to lead the Los Angeles Lakers on a run to the NBA Finals this season, but right now, his old team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, seem to have the best shot of winning it all this season. With the Cavs scorching hot, James weighed in on their success with some interesting comments.

During the conversation, LeBron James also noted that the 2024-25 Cavaliers have an 'opportunity to do something special.'

Just a few games shy of the season's midway point, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the NBA's best record at 39-5, and are six games ahead of the defending champion Boston Celtics for first place in the Eastern Conference.

LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. The NBA revealed the starters — some of them, anyway — for the revamped All-Star Game on Thursday night, and there wasn’t much in the way of surprises.

Before meeting James for the first time this season, with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers set to clash Thursday, Horford shared the lessons he learned from the superstar, his perspective on James’ remarkable longevity and his thoughts on James’ longtime domination of the Eastern Conference.