Karyn Tomlinson of restaurant Myriel, St. Paul, was the 2025 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef Midwest. She is pictured with presenter Sean Sherman who founded Owamni in Minneapolis. Tomlinson is wearing her grandmother Jeanette Skalberg Tomlinson’s dress from 1941 when she was crowned Dassel Seed Corn Jubilee Queen. 2025 GALDONES PHOTOGRAPHY/JBF
Karyn Tomlinson, daughter of Dassel native Tim Tomlinson and his wife Anita, won the James Beard Award for Best Midwest Chef presented at the James…
