Patterson and co-owner and Chef Jennifer Blakeslee have been nominated as the best chef in the Great Lakes region, which encompasses Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

Traverse City’s The Cooks’ House is the only Michigan restaurant named a finalist for the 2024 James Beard Awards in the ...

Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson are up for the James Beard Award in the regional category of: Best Chef: Great Lakes. They own The Cooks’ House, a fine dining restaurant in Traverse City.

Chefs from a Traverse City restaurant are in the running for a 2025 James Beard Award in the Best Chef: Great Lakes category.

Two chef from the same small, northern Michigan culinary hot spot move on as finalists for a prestigious James Beard Award.

Discover how Traverse City’s former psychiatric hospital turned into a vibrant hub of dining, shopping, and history-filled ...

A victory by the Traverse City finalists would give Michigan a winner for the second year in a row. Hajime Sato, the owner ...