Chicago Restaurant Guide for James Beard Awards Visitors
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According to a single-source article from Eater, the James Beard Awards will take place in Chicago on June 15, bringing culinary professionals to the city. The article, produced in partnership with Chicago O’Hare and Midway International Airports, recommends a variety of restaurants for attendees from arrival to departure. It highlights airport dining options such as Publican Tavern at O’Hare and Tallboy Taco at Midway, as well as city establishments like Kasama, Virtue Restaurant, Cariño, Indienne, Tortas Frontera by Rick Bayless, Feld, HaiSous, Oriole, and Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio. Several of these restaurants are noted as being run by James Beard Award winners or nominees. The article states that the airports boast more than 270 restaurants and shops combined.
What’s reported
The James Beard Awards are scheduled for June 15 in Chicago.
The article was produced in partnership with Chicago O’Hare and Midway International Airports.
O’Hare and Midway Airports together have more than 270 restaurants and shops.
Recommended airport restaurants include Publican Tavern (O’Hare, Terminal 3) and Tallboy Taco (Midway).
City restaurants mentioned include Kasama, Virtue Restaurant, Cariño, Indienne, Tortas Frontera by Rick Bayless, Feld, HaiSous, Oriole, and Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio.
Chef Norman Fenton of Cariño is a 2026 James Beard Best Chef: Great Lakes nominee.
Chef Jacob Potashnick of Feld is a 2026 James Beard Best Chef: Great Lakes nominee.
Chef Thai Dang of HaiSous was a 2025 James Beard Best Chef: Great Lakes nominee.
Chef Noah Sandoval of Oriole won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Great Lakes.
Chef Bailey Sullivan of Monteverde is a 2026 James Beard Award nominee in the Emerging Chef category.
Chef Erick Williams of Virtue Restaurant is a James Beard Award winner.
Genie Kwon and Timothy Flores of Kasama are James Beard Award winners.
Key figures
Genie Kwon (James Beard Award winner, Kasama)
Timothy Flores (James Beard Award winner, Kasama)
Erick Williams (James Beard Award winner, Virtue Restaurant)
Norman Fenton (2026 James Beard nominee, Cariño)
Jacob Potashnick (2026 James Beard nominee, Feld)
Thai Dang (2025 James Beard nominee, HaiSous)
Noah Sandoval (2025 James Beard winner, Oriole)
Bailey Sullivan (2026 James Beard nominee, Monteverde)
Sarah Grueneberg (owner, Monteverde)
Rick Bayless (chef, Tortas Frontera)
Sources: eater.com
