Erwan Heussaff Wins the Prestigious James Beard Award

Erwan Heussaff was recognized Sunday as a media leader in the food industry by the James Beard Media Awards, his latest accomplishment as a restaurateur and a Filipino content creator.

Erwan Heussaff was recognized at the James Beard Media Awards recently. With it, the content creator was awarded at the Oscars of the culinary industry for his work in media, both as a restaurateur and food and drink influencer.

Heussaff bagged the prize for the Social Media Account category. Together with Andrew Huang, Ewa Huang, and Jeromy Ko of Nom Life, and Kalamatas Kitchen, the nominees were honored for their "excellence in a single food-related post, or compilation of up to three posts."

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>p>pThe FEATR Founder wrote on his Instagram account: “I’m still shaking. We made it!”>pApart from Heussaff, three other Filipinos are in the running for a medal in the restaurant and chef categories. Filipino-American chef Aaron Verzosa is nominated for Best Chef in the Northwest and Pacific for Seattle-based restaurant Archipelago. Meanwhile, chefs Vince Bugtong and Margarita Manzke, who run California-based ABACA and République, respectively, are nominees for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker.>pThe ceremony for the restaurant and chef categories will be held on June 5. Established in 1990, the James Beard Awards is a highly respected organization that recognizes excellence in the culinary world. Among its awards include Broadcast Media, Book, Journalism, Leadership, and Restaurant and Chef, among others.>p>p>p