Six Colorado chefs and restaurants nominated for 2025 James Beard Awards
Apr 3, 2025, 7:38 AM | Updated: 3:55 pm
Nominees for the 2025 James Beard Awards were announced on Wednesday, and six Colorado chefs and restaurants made the list! These are like the Oscars for food.
The Colorado nominees are:
- Outstanding Chef – Josh Niernberg, Bin 707, Grand Junction
- Outstanding Restaurant – Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder
- Best New Restaurant – Alma Fonda Fina, Denver
- Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker – Carolyn Nugent and Alen Ramos, Poulette Bakeshop, Parker
- Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service – McLain Hedges and Mary Allison Wright, Yacht Club, Denver
- Best Chef: Mountain Region (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming) – Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Denver
Congratulations to all of them. Now, I have to go and try them all.
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