Here Are Chicago's 2022 James Beard Award Finalists

CHICAGO — Get ready to start making reservations, Chicago foodies.

A veritable smorgasbord of Chicago restaurants — along with their chefs — were named as finalists for the 2022 James Beard Awards.

“Winners will be celebrated at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago,” the James Beard Foundation’s announcement states.

Here are the Chicago restaurants and chefs who made the second-to-final cut.

Outstanding Chef

• Jason Vincent, Giant

Outstanding Restaurant

• Parachute

Best New Restaurant (opened 2020 or 2021)

• Kasama

Outstanding Baker

• Maya-Camille Broussard, Justice of the Pies

Outstanding Bar Program

• Nobody's Darling

Best Chef: Great Lakes

• Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, Chicago
• Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago
• John Shields and Karen Urie Shields, Smyth, Chicago
• Erick Williams, Virtue Restaurant & Bar, Chicago

In the Great Lakes Best Chef competition, five out of six of the finalists work at Chicago eateries, with a lone Detroit chef — Omar Anani of Saffron De Twah — making the cut.

See the full list of nominees here.

Matt Troutman, Patch Staff, contributed to this article