Karyn Tomlinson’s winding road to acclaim: from borrowing $25k for her ‘grandma chic’ restaurant to winning the historic James Beard award

fortune.com/2025/07/11/karyn-tomlinson-myriel-james-beard-chef-career-interview

Karyn Tomlinson is sitting atop the culinary world right now after winning the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest. She sat down with Fortune to discuss her journey to becoming a chef, battling imposter syndrome in the kitchen, and how she successfully opened a restaurant that…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-07-11 11:00:00.
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