James Beard Award

EASTON, MD - A Talbot County Executive Chef has won a prestigious national award at the 2024 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago.

The James Beard Awards first began in 1991 and have since evolved into a popular, industry-wide honor-roll spotlighting excellence in chefs and restaurants across the country.

Harley Peet, Executive Chef at Bas Rouge, in Easton, MD was recognized as Best Chef from the Mid-Atlantic Region on Monday, June 10th. The category included a large talent pool of nominated chefs from Washington D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Matt Kern, of One Coastal in Fenwick Island, DE was also a finalist in the Mid-Atlantic Best Chef category, providing Delmarva with two culinary representatives at the esteemed awards Monday.

 

Digital Content Producer

Sean joined WBOC as Digital Content Producer in February 2023. Originally from New Jersey, Sean graduated from Rutgers University with bachelor’s degrees in East Asian Studies and Religion. He has lived in New York, California, and Virginia before he and his wife finally found a place to permanently call home in Maryland. With family in Laurel, Ocean Pines, Berlin, and Captain’s Cove, Sean has deep ties to the Eastern Shore and is thrilled to be working at WBOC serving the community.

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