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West Virginia restaurant wins James Beard America's Classics award

Figaretti's Restaurant in Wheeling, West Virginia, won a 2026 James Beard America's Classics award.

Feb 26

Pittsburgh gets two finalists in the 2025 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards

Fet-Fisk Restaurant and Bar and Chad Houser were among those nominated for the 2025 James Beard Awards.

Apr 3, 2025

Pittsburgh restaurant, chefs named semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards

Finalists will be announced on April 2 and winners will be announced on June 16.

Jan 27, 2025

Chengdu Gourmet chef is semifinalist for James Beard Best Chef award

PTL's Daisy Jade visits Chengdu Gourmet's North Hills location to sample the menu. Chef Wei Zhu is a semifinalist in the Best Chef category for the James Beard Award.

Jan 27, 2025

James Beard Award-nominated chef bringing Nordic cuisine to Pittsburgh

PTL's David Highfield is in the PTL Kitchen with Nik Forsberg, a James Beard Award nominee, to try some oysters. The chef is bringing Nordic food to Pittsburgh through his restaurant project - Fet-Fisk.