James Beard Foundation's Chef Action Summit, a three-day culinary conference, will be hosted in Asheville in spring 2025.

With Charleston Restaurant Week in full swing, the Jan. 22, 2025 announcement was welcomed that the James Beard Foundation ...

In the outstanding chef category, North Carolina has two semifinalists - Ricky Moore of Saltbox Seafood in Durham and William Dissen of The Market Place in Asheville. Moore won the James Beard ...

Already a James Beard winner, Ricky Moore of Durham’s Saltbox Seafood Joint is a semifinalist for Outstanding Chef, a national honor and arguably the top chef award. Asheville’s William Dissen ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The James Beard Foundation named two chefs with ... Among the semifinalists for outstanding chef is William Dissen, while Chase Collier was named as a regional ...

The Asheville semifinalists are William Dissen, The Market Place, in the category of Outstanding Chef. "A James Beard Award signifies those showing excellence and the best of their profession in our ...

"Chefs have the power to shape their communities by choosing what goes on their menus,” William Dissen, owner of The Market Place restaurant and 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist for ...