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Kasama's Genie Kwon and Tim Flores pose for a portrait after winning Best Chef in the Great Lakes region during the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
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Kasama’s Genie Kwon and Tim Flores pose for a portrait after winning Best Chef in the Great Lakes region during the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.

Photos: The 2023 James Beard Awards

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Kasama's Genie Kwon and Tim Flores pose for a portrait after winning Best Chef in the Great Lakes region during the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Kasama’s Genie Kwon and Tim Flores pose for a portrait after winning Best Chef in the Great Lakes region during the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Genie Kwon hugs Xiao Faria Da Cunha after Kwon and Tim Flores of Kasama won Best Chef in the Great Lakes region during the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023 in Chicago.
Genie Kwon hugs Xiao Faria Da Cunha after Kwon and Tim Flores of Kasama won Best Chef in the Great Lakes region during the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023 in Chicago.
Damarr Brown, chef de cuisine at Virtue Restaurant in Hyde Park, posses for a portrait after winning the award for Emerging Chef at the James Beard Awards, June 5, 2023.
Damarr Brown, chef de cuisine at Virtue Restaurant in Hyde Park, posses for a portrait after winning the award for Emerging Chef at the James Beard Awards, June 5, 2023.
People watch as a champagne waterfall is poured during the James Beard Awards post-awards reception at Union Station on June 5, 2023.
People watch as a champagne waterfall is poured during the James Beard Awards post-awards reception at Union Station on June 5, 2023.
Members of Obelix restaurant, Antonio Incandela, Nicholas Poilevey and Oliver Poilevey pose for a photo during the James Beard Awards post-awards reception at Union Station on June 5, 2023. Obelix was nominated in the Best New Restaurant category.
Members of Obelix restaurant, Antonio Incandela, Nicholas Poilevey and Oliver Poilevey pose for a photo during the James Beard Awards post-awards reception at Union Station on June 5, 2023. Obelix was nominated in the Best New Restaurant category.
People attend the James Beard Awards post-awards reception at Union Station Monday, June 5, 2023 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
People attend the James Beard Awards post-awards reception at Union Station Monday, June 5, 2023 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Damarr Brown, left, of Virtue, walks the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Damarr Brown, left, of Virtue, walks the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Members of Sepia restaurant attend the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
Members of Sepia restaurant attend the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
Rick Bayless and his wife Deann Bayless walk the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Rick Bayless and his wife Deann Bayless walk the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Members of Obelix walk the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Members of Obelix walk the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Tim Flores, left, and Genie Kwon of Kasama walk the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House.
Tim Flores, left, and Genie Kwon of Kasama walk the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House.
Mayor Brandon Johnson walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
Gail Simmons walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House.
Gail Simmons walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House.
Diana Davila, left, of Mi Tocaya Antojeria, walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
Diana Davila, left, of Mi Tocaya Antojeria, walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
Andrew Zimmern and Clare Reichenbach, chief executive officer of the James Beard Foundation, walk the red carpet at the James Beard Awards on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
Andrew Zimmern and Clare Reichenbach, chief executive officer of the James Beard Foundation, walk the red carpet at the James Beard Awards on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
Carla Hall walks the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards in Chicago.
Carla Hall walks the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards in Chicago.
Ira Wallace walks the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House.
Ira Wallace walks the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House.
Gregory Leon walks the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards.
Gregory Leon walks the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards.
Presenter Tahiirah Habibi walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Presenter Tahiirah Habibi walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023.
Presenter Chris Bianco walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards.
Presenter Chris Bianco walks the red carpet at the James Beard Awards.

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