Amber Gibson is a Chicago-based food, wine and travel journalist. Her reporting has led her to spearfish for invasive lionfish in Dominica, dine with Francis Mallmann at his home in Uruguay and make cheese in the Austrian Alps. Her work has appeared in The Daily Telegraph, Chicago Tribune, Conde Nast Traveler, Saveur, Food & Wine, Hemispheres, Travel + Leisure and more. Champagne, dark chocolate and gelato are her greatest weaknesses.
Eight Chinese American restaurants are honoring the Year of the Horse with special tasting menus, symbolic dishes, and festive traditions tied to renewal and prosperity.
As restaurants like Gymkhana and COTE redefine luxury through memory and migration, a new generation of chefs is transforming diasporic cuisine into fine dining’s most compelling movement.
In its second year, the awards return with a live ceremony and industry events spotlighting restaurants across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.
From Holi and Basque live fire to Texas barbecue and an Eid al-Fitr feast, Platform by the James Beard Foundation’s March dinners spotlight collaboration and cultural exchange.
At Provenance, chef Nicholas Bazik approaches fine dining with a mix of rigor, restraint, and deeply personal memory. Here, he shares the dishes, experiences, and philosophies that continue to shape how he cooks.