We’re one step closer to learning who will win a coveted James Beard Award, considered the Oscars of the food world. But of the eight Wisconsin chefs and two bars named semifinalists, only one ...

Milwaukee's Agency was a finalist for the "Best New Bar" award from the James Beard Foundation. The winners were announced Monday during an event held in Chicago at the Lyric Opera. See who won.

Milwaukee cocktail bar Agency, which opened late last summer in the Dubbel Dutch Hotel at 817 N. Marshall St., was named a finalist in the national category of Best New Bar, a new category this year.

A look inside Agency, a new hybrid cocktail bar inside the Dubbel Dutch Hotel, 817 N. Marshall St., Milwaukee, pictured on Oct. 25, 2024. Wisconsin chefs shut out of 2025 James Beard Awards.

Milwaukee cocktail bar Agency, which opened late last summer in the Dubbel Dutch Hotel at 817 N. Marshall St., was named a finalist in the national category of Best New Bar, a new category this year.