With the restaurant industry in turmoil, James Beard Foundation puts off awards to 2022

The James Beard Foundation will not announce any more winners for its prestigious food industry awards in 2020 and is canceling the 2021 awards, a decision affecting a handful of nominees from Houston.

The New York-based nonprofit’s decision was made in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and its potentially devastating consequences for the hospitality industry. The Independent Restaurant Coalition, formed earlier this year to advocate for targeted federal financial assistance for the restaurant…