{"id":1052,"date":"2026-06-15T20:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:11:54","slug":"philly-aims-for-glory-at-the-2026-james-beard-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1052","title":{"rendered":"Philly aims for glory at the 2026 James Beard Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before Philadelphia\u2019s chefs, bakers, restaurateurs, and bartenders take center stage at tonight\u2019s James Beard Awards in Chicago, one Philadelphian has already brought home a medal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1050\">Her nephew was killed on Halloween in 2022. A teen shooter\u2019s guilty plea brought some answers \u2014 but not enough.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday night, Inquirer staff photographer Monica Herndon won the 2026 James Beard Media Award for Narrative Photography for \u201cThe hunt for life-giving \u2018country food\u2019 in the Canadian Arctic,\u201d a photo essay documenting Inuit food traditions in the remote northern Qu\u00e9bec community of Inukjuak.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The project accompanied reporting by Inquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan and chronicled how residents hunt, prepare, share, and preserve traditional foods, including seal, beluga, and caribou. In October 2024, Herndon and LaBan followed filmmaker Kirk French of Penn State to the region as he screened a documentary.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere was this moment, at the end of the trip when I was leaving, when one of the elders pulled me aside and whispered, \u2018I know you\u2019re very lucky to be here,\u2019\u201d Herndon recalled in a chat Monday before she photographed tacos for a food article. \u201cIt sent chills down my spine.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A native of Annapolis, Md., Herndon has worked at The Inquirer for nearly seven years. She won a 2022 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award and Bestin Show recognition from the National Press Photographers Association\u2019s Northern Short Course contest for her work on The Inquirer\u2019s \u201cWildest Dreams\u201d project, a mini-anthology of storytelling about Black cultural inheritance, legacy, and joy.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She previously accompanied LaBan to Japan to photograph chefs Jesse and Matt Ito\u2019s homecoming and to Thailand for a feature tracing the roots of chef Chutatip \u201cNok\u201d Suntaranon.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1048\">Officer wounded in fatal West Philly shooting released from hospital, as questions about the incident remain<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now the attention turns to the restaurant and chef awards, which will be presented tonight at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Philadelphia enters the ceremony with seven finalists, one of the strongest showings of any city in the country. Kalaya is nominated for Outstanding Restaurant, while Emmett is a finalist for Best New Restaurant. The Lovers Bar at Friday Saturday Sunday is in the running for Outstanding Bar. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In individual categories, Justine MacNeil of Fiore is a finalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker. The hotly contested Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic category includes three Philadelphia contenders: Jesse Ito of Royal Sushi &amp; Izakaya, Amanda Shulman of Her Place Supper Club, and Omar Tate and Cybille St.Aude-Tate of Honeysuckle.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Philadelphia already has one James Beard honor secured this year. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In February, Center City\u2019s Oyster House received a James Beard America\u2019s Classics Award, recognizing restaurants with timeless appeal and deep roots in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1046\">There\u2019s a new flavor at Rita\u2019s \u2014 but\u00a0only for a month<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven chefs and restaurants will walk the red carpet tonight. 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