Jesse Tyler Ferguson To Host James Beard Awards In Chicago

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CHICAGO (CBS)-- Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson will return as the host of the 2019 James Beard Awards in Chicago.

Soups excited about this! https://t.co/othWRURcOe
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (he/him/his) (@jessetyler) March 5, 2019

The James Beard Awards, honoring chefs and other leaders in America's food culture, will take place on May 6 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

While Ferguson may be best known for his role as Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family, he is also the co-creator of food blog Julie & Jesse Cook.

Ferguson took to Twitter to say he is "Soups excited about this!"