The unlikely rise of Karyn Tomlinson, who traveled to France in her 20s to learn how to cook and just won the culinary world’s most prestigious award
When Karyn Tomlinson took the stage at Chicago’s Lyric Opera House this June to accept the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest, she wore a piece of family history: a floor-length coral dress her grandmother once donned as the Dassel Corn Queen in 1941. It was a fitting tribute for a chef whose … Read more
