Two chef from the same small, northern Michigan culinary hot spot move on as finalists for a prestigious James Beard Award.

Chefs from The Cooks’ House in Traverse City, are finalists for a James Beard Award. Ten Michigan restaurants and chefs were named semifinalists across multiple categories, but two moved on to ...

Two Michigan chefs from Traverse City have been named a finalist for a James Beard Award, the James Beard Foundation announced on Wednesday.

Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson are up for the James Beard Award in the regional category of: Best Chef: Great Lakes. They own The Cooks’ House, a fine dining restaurant in Traverse City.

Patterson and co-owner and Chef Jennifer Blakeslee have been nominated as the best chef in the Great Lakes region, which encompasses Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

Of all the Michigan culinary semifinalists for prestigious James Beard Award nominations, only two Traverse City chefs will move on as finalists for the prestigious awards. Chefs Jennifer ...

Chefs Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson of the Cooks' House in Traverse City are the only representatives from Michigan's culinary and hospitality scene that are up for a James Beard Award ...

The James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony takes place on Monday, June 16 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. One Michigan chef took home a James Beard Award in 2024, Hajime Sato of Sozai ...

The James Beard Foundation announced Wednesday the finalists vying ... which encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio: Thai Dang of HaiSous; Chris Jung and Erling Wu-Bower of Maxwells Trading; ...