2025 James Beard award winners

Three cheers for these James Beard winners!

• LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison visits Kato in its new location at the Row DTLA
• Pastry chef Nicola Lamb sifts through the essential ingredients of baking — flour, sugar, eggs, and butter
• Chef Ashleigh Shanti goes beyond fried chicken and cornbread to reconsider Southern cuisine
• Bartender Jim Meehan considers cocktails from a culinary perspective
• Adam Reiner takes a closer look at the products behind the tongue-in-cheek labels on Trader Joe's shelves

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