Meesh Meesh's Bilitzer is Beard Award semifinalist

[Robin Garr]

Noam Bilitzer, MeeshMeesh Mediterranean in Louisville has been named a Best Chef: Southeast semininalist in the James Beard Awards’ 2025 Restaurant and Chef Awards.

Also a semifinalist in Best Chef: Southeast is Chef Sara Bradley at Freight House in Paducah.

Two other Kentucky entries were announced as semifinalists today: Holly Hill Inn, Midway for Outstanding Hospitality, and The Bar at Willett in Bardstown for Outstanding Bar.

Here’s a link to all the national James Beard 2025 semifinalists:
https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-202 ... ifinalists

I'm so pleased for these chefs and restaurants to be recognized. It would just be great to see someone from our region win a final award. We've had so many semi-finalists that didn't move to the next level ...