Patterson and co-owner and Chef Jennifer Blakeslee have been nominated as the best chef in the Great Lakes region, which encompasses Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

A victory by the Traverse City finalists would give Michigan a winner for the second year in a row. Hajime Sato, the owner and chef of Sozai sushi restaurant in Clawson, earned a 2024 James Beard ...

Two chef from the same small, northern Michigan culinary hot spot move on as finalists for a prestigious James Beard Award.

The Cooks' House is located at 115 Wellington Street in Traverse City. Chefs Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson are in the running for a James Beard Award in the Best Chefs: Great Lakes category.

After 10 Michigan chefs and restaurants were longlisted as semifinalists for the prestigious food award in January, only one ...

Two Michigan chefs from Traverse City have been named a finalist for a James Beard Award, the James Beard Foundation announced on Wednesday.

Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson are up for the James Beard Award in the regional category of: Best Chef: Great Lakes. They own The Cooks’ House, a fine dining restaurant in Traverse City.

Chefs Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson of The Cooks' House in Traverse City will be up against three Chicago chefs and a chef from Cincinnati, Ohio, vying for a coveted James Beard Award ...

They own The Cooks’ House, a fine dining restaurant in Traverse City. Patterson and Blakeslee worked together in Las Vegas, cooking in Michelin-starred kitchens before opening The Cooks’ House ...