Jon Yao, of Los Angeles’s Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant Kato, won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: California ...

While accepting the honor, among the most prestigious in the culinary industry, Chef Jon Yao celebrating his city noting that ...

Chef Jon Yao of Los Angeles’s Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant Kato took the title of best in California at this year’s James Beard Awards, also known as “the Oscars of food.”  The award ...

At a ceremony in Chicago, the James Beard Awards celebrated some of the nation’s most outstanding culinary talent.

Topline: Jon Yao Kato, owner of Kato, the upscale Taiwanese restaurant in downtown L.A., has been recognized as the best chef in California by the James Beard Foundation. Three ot ...

Jon Yao of Downtown Los Angeles’s Kato takes home James Beard Award for Best Chef: California at the 2025 Awards ceremony in ...