Tag: Derek Wagner
R.I. chef, restaurant named 2026 James Beard Award finalists
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island eatery and chef have been named finalists for this year’s James Beard Awards.
For the second-straight year, Derek Wagner...
5 R.I. chefs, 3 restaurants named 2026 James Beard Award semifinalists
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island chefs and three restaurants were named semifinalists Wednesday for the 2026 James Beard Awards, also known as the “Oscars...
Providence chef wins James Beard award for best in Northeast
PROVIDENCE – Sky Haneul Kim of Gift Horse was named the Best Chef Northeast at the 2025 James Beard Awards Monday in Chicago.
Kim was...
3 Providence chefs, Oberlin named 2025 James Beard Award finalists
PROVIDENCE – Oberlin and three local chefs, including one who is ascending in the scene, have made it to the final round of the...
Six R.I. chefs, 2 restaurants named James Beard Award semifinalists
PROVIDENCE – Six Rhode Island chefs and two restaurants were named semifinalists Wednesday for the 2025 James Beard Awards, also known as the “Oscars...
R.I. chefs nominated for James Beard Foundation Awards
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island again is well-represented in the James Beard Foundation Awards, known as the “Oscars Of The Food World.” The semifinalists in...
James Beard rejiggers the map
The James Beard Awards have become known as the Oscars of the food world. Competition has become intense as chefs and restaurateurs constantly search...
Recognizing food achievers today and tomorrow
Bigelow Tea President and CEO Cynthia R. Bigelow will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary doctorate in business administration at the Johnson...
Sarto has sense of place
Some restaurants are menu-driven, others price-driven. One of the newest downtown Providence restaurants describes itself as “neighborhood-driven.”
The new Sarto on Weybosset Street is a...















