Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:55am on 20 Jun 2025,Friday India Global
Chef Vijay Kumar, originally from Tamil Nadu, has won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in New York, earning global praise for his emotional acceptance speech. Representing the Michelin-starred South Indian restaurant Semma, Kumar highlighted his heritage and journey, saying, “I never thought a dark-skinned boy from Tamil Nadu would make it to a room like this.” He celebrated the power of food to connect people, adding, “Tamil food stands tall.” Social media lauded the chef for putting Tamil Nadu’s culinary traditions on the world stage. The James Beard Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the US culinary world. (PC: Instagram)
