Downtown will be full of hairy happenings next week, as Pittsburgh hosts the 2025 World Beard and Moustache Championships.

NEW YORK, NY – The James Beard Awards have unveiled their list of semifinalists for 2025, and a remarkable 10 Indian Americans in the culinary world have been recognized.

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