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

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 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.

Four chefs in Cleveland have been named semifinalists for prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards, which honor restaurateurs and chefs across the country.

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