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Kayla Samoy

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Food Editor at Chicago Tribune

Food Editor @ChicagoTribune. Previously @AP and The ABIS Group. Proud Filipina, desert girl and @uarizona grad. 🇵🇭🌵😸

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  • 1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Kayla Samoy |Ahmed Akbar

    CHICAGO -- To kick off the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards red carpet outside the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Kristen Reynolds, the new president and CEO of Choose Chicago, made it loud and clear: Chicago has every intention of keeping the coveted awards in the city. "We are definitely keeping the James Beard Awards beyond 2027," Reynolds said while walking the star-studded red carpet.

  • 1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Kayla Samoy |Ahmed Akbar |Zareen Syed

    To kick off the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards red carpet outside the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Kristen Reynolds, the new president and CEO of Choose Chicago, made it loud and clear: Chicago has every intention of keeping the coveted awards in the city. "We are definitely keeping the James Beard Awards beyond 2027," Reynolds said while walking the star-studded red carpet.

  • 1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Kayla Samoy |Ahmed Akbar |Zareen Syed

    Kumiko and Noah Sandoval of Oriole were announced as 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards winners at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago Monday evening, where the uncertainties of the country's shifting immigration landscape hung heavy over the ceremonies. Julia Momosé, who accepted the Outstanding Bar award for Kumiko, spoke of her Japanese heritage, while a representative for Sandoval, who was unable to attend, read his pre-prepared comments, which ended with "(expletive) ICE."

  • 1 week ago | dailyitem.com | Kayla Samoy |Ahmed Akbar |Zareen Syed

    To kick off the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards red carpet outside the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Kristen Reynolds, the new president and CEO of Choose Chicago, made it loud and clear: Chicago has every intention of keeping the coveted awards in the city. “We are definitely keeping the James Beard Awards beyond 2027,” Reynolds said while walking the star-studded red carpet.

  • 1 week ago | dailygazette.com | Kayla Samoy |Ahmed Akbar |Zareen Syed

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Kayla Samoy
Kayla Samoy @kaylasamoy
16 Jan 25

OK Chicago, we want to hear all about your favorite food spots from last year! What was your go-to bar or late night spot, what new restaurant opening exceeded all expectations? Let us know! https://t.co/JWjuFJYCVm

Kayla Samoy
Kayla Samoy @kaylasamoy
8 Jan 25

RT @radbrowndads: My love of underground food continues: I searched Chicago for bean pie man, selling papers & sweets with a side of black…

Kayla Samoy
Kayla Samoy @kaylasamoy
11 Nov 24

RT @chicagotribune: BREAKING: No Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago for summer 2025 https://t.co/PJFGmwIHHl