Here Are Oregon’s 2025 James Beard Awards Finalists
Three chefs, a bar, a bakery, and even a restaurant all made it to the final round
The James Beard Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, April 2 in Los Angeles. For the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific award, three Oregonians stayed in the running. Joshua Dorcak ofMÄS in Ashland, Ryan Roadhouse ofNodoguro in Portland, and Timothy Wastell ofAntica Terra in Amity advanced. Portland favorites inLe Pigeon’s Gabriel Rucker andLovely’s Fifty Fifty’s Sarah Minnick did not go on in the Outstanding Chef category this year, no west coast representation making it to the final round.
A not-so-surprising amount of Oregon talent made it from thesemifinalists to the finalists in other categories, though. Kyurim “Q” Lee and Jin Caldwell’sJinju Patisserie moved on to the next round in the Outstanding Bakery category.Scotch Lodge, the SE Ninth Avenue whiskey destination, advanced in the Outstanding Bar category, too. Mount Tabor restaurantCoquine — Katy Millard’s volcano-topping outfit — continues to hold it down, as it’s still up for the Outstanding Restaurant award.
No matter the outcome, last year was maybe the biggest year for Oregon in the awards’ history.Portland in 2024 saw Thai tasting menu spotLangbaan, from Akkapong “Earl” Ninsom, take home the Outstanding Restaurant, arguably the Best Picture for the Beards. Gregory Gourdet of Kann also ran it back after his2023 Best New Restaurant win with another win in the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category.
Here is the full longlist of finalists from Oregon:
Outstanding Restaurant
• Coquine
Outstanding Bar
• Scotch Lodge, Portland, OR
Outstanding Bakery
• Jinju Patisserie
Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)
• Joshua Dorcak, MÄS, Ashland, OR
• Ryan Roadhouse, Nodoguro, Portland, OR
• Timothy Wastell, Antica Terra, Amity, OR
The winners will be announced at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Ceremony, held on Monday, June 16, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Awards.
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