LA Eats Shines as Local Restaurants Take Home James Beard Honors
TL;DR
LA-area restaurants and industry figures dominated the 2026 James Beard Awards in Chicago: Dave Beran of Seline in Santa Monica won Best Chef in California; Kato (DTLA) claimed Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages; Providence (Melrose) won Outstanding Hospitality; Silver Spoon (Inglewood) earned America’s Classics; Nancy Silverton received a Lifetime Achievement Award; and No Us Without You was named Humanitarian of the Year, highlighting the local food scene’s reach and the LAist’s continued independent reporting.
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