James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalist: Allie La Valle, of Larder Delicatessen & Bakery. La Valle is up for Outstanding ...

San Antonio James Beard semifinalist Leo Davila came a long way to create the Leon Valley fusion restaurant that gained national recognition.

“Because I was such a handful and she was one of the only people I’d listen to, her kitchen seemed like a good fit for me,” he says, of his earliest cooking experiences.

Think of it as the Oscars for the culinary set as wunderkind ‘Chopped’ winner from Jupiter earns her first James Beard nomination at 29.

The James Beard Foundation will host its biennial Chef Action Summit from April 6-8 at the Renaissance Asheville Downtown, 31 ...

The two also run the next-door cocktail lounge, La Otra, plus the restaurant and cooking school, Heirloom Kitchen, in Old Bridge. "I'm beside myself. It almost doesn’t feel real," Viana says of the ...