2025 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the James Beard Awards:

OKC Area List:
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)
Olivier Bouzerand, Fait Maison, Edmond, OK
Tahnee Francis, Naija Wife Kitchen, Oklahoma City, OK
Kevin Lee, Birdie's, Edmond, OK
Eric Smith, The Crown, Oklahoma City, OK
Zack Walters, Sedalia's, Oklahoma City, OK

Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service:
Ian Bennett, The Study, Oklahoma City, OK

Outstanding Restaurant presented by Acqua Panna® Natural Spring Water
Nonesuch, Oklahoma City, OK

Outstanding Restaurateur
Elliot Nelson, McNellie's Group (McNellie's and others), Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK