James Beard Awards

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Michael Rafidi, Masako Morishita Get Top Honors at James Beard Awards

The Georgetowner • June 13, 2024

By David Edwards Not one, but two of Washington, D.C.’s chefs have won some of the highest honors in the culinary world at the 2024 James Beard Restaurant and Chef […]

Awards, Kudos to D.C.’s Lutèce, Apéro, and ‘Immigrant Food’

Christopher Jones • September 14, 2023

Our flourishing local culinary scene continues to garner praise, recognition and respect as Georgetown’s Lutèce and Apéro, and Union Market’s Immigrant Food have recently been cited for prestigious awards and […]

The Latest Dish: Chef Ris Lacoste Honored

Linda Roth • June 8, 2023

Chef Ris Lacoste Wins Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award On June 5, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) and industry peers, friends and family, celebrated Ris Lacoste of Ris, as […]

Three D.C. Finalists Announced for 2023 James Beard Awards

Christopher Jones • March 30, 2023

It’s down to three from D.C. In a live ceremony at the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, the James Beard Foundation (JBF) announced their 2023 Restaurant and Chef […]

Ris Earns Semifinal Spot for 2023 James Beard ‘Outstanding Restaurant’

Olga Boikess • February 9, 2023

Ris Lacoste was “completely surprised” to learn that her eponymous West End restaurant at 2275 L St. NW, is a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Outstanding Restaurant” USA 2023 […]

The Dabney’s Jeremiah Langhorne Basks in Number-One Rating 

Kate Oczypok • February 8, 2023

Fresh off his number-one spot in Washingtonian magazine’s 100 Best Restaurants issue, owner and chef Jeremiah Langhorne is speechless.   “I was shocked,” he told The Georgetowner about the honor. “We […]