
Selden Standard
Some of Metro Detroit's top restaraunts, including Selden Standard in Midtown Detroit, have been listed among the 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists.
The James Beard Foundation, according to its website, "celebrates and supports the people behind America’s food culture, while pushing for new standards in the restaurant industry to create a future where all have the opportunity to thrive."
Outstanding Restaurant
Selden Standard, Detroit
Best New Restaurant
Vecino, Detroit
Outstanding Bakery
Secret Bakery, Ferndale
Outstanding Hospitality
Baobab Fare, Detroit
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
Spencer, Ann Arbor
Best Chef: Great Lakes
John Yelinek, Ladder 4 Wine Bar, Detroit
Ji Hye Kim, Miss Kim, Ann Arbor
Missy Corey, Pennyroyal Cafe and Provisions, Saugatuck
Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson, The Cooks’ House, Traverse City
Javier Bardauil, Barda, Detroit