We're now accepting entries for the 2018 James Beard Awards! Entries for all James Beard Award categories (that’s Restaurant and Chef; Broadcast Media; Journalism; Book; and Restaurant Design) can be submitted here.
The complete list of James Beard Awards categories and criteria can be found on our policies page.
The submission deadlines are:
- Restaurant and Chef Awards: December 1, 2017
- Book Awards: December 8, 2017
- Broadcast Media Awards: January 3, 2018
- Journalism Awards: January 3, 2018
- Restaurant Design Awards: January 26, 2018
Our Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists will be announced Wednesday, February 14, 2018. The final nominees for every award category will be revealed on Wednesday, March 14, 2018.
Our Media Awards dinner will be held at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Friday, April 27, 2018. The James Beard Awards gala will return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago next year, taking place on Monday, May 7, 2018.
Thanks for playing! Read the full press release about entries for the 2018 James Beard Awards.