Julia Child, a once research assistant for the CIA turned Cordon Bleu-trained French chef, met James Beard for the first time in 1961 after publishing her first cookbook. They quickly realized how ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita restaurant is a semifinalist for the prestigious James Beard Award.

Chewology — are being recognized at least for the second time, while others — Wild Child — received their first nod.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- James Beard Award winner ... She was watching the film "Julie & Julia," about legendary chef Julia Child. "I said, 'Yeah. This is what I'm going to do.

Jerry Traunfeld is a James Beard Award-winning chef from Seattle ... Jerry Traunfeld's fascination with cooking began as a 12-year-old watching Julia Child on television. After graduating from ...

Multiple James Beard Award-winner Frank Stitt is the ... providing Stitt the opportunity to meet culinary legends Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Jeremiah Tower. He returned to Alabama where he ...

Past winners of the award include chefs like Julia Child, Bobby Flay ... it would not be the first Kansas restaurant to get a James Beard Award. The Brookeville Hotel in Abilene won in 2007 ...