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 Accolades

Findlay Kitchen

• Golden Whisk Incubator of the Year Award 2025 — Shared Kitchen Summit

• Horace Sudduth Progressive Business Award 2025 — Spirit Awards

• Golden Whisk Incubator of the Year Finalist 2024 — Shared Kitchen Summit

• Wendell P. Dabney Award 2020 — Spirit Awards

• CLIMB (Cincinnati Lifts Inclusion and Minority Business) Award 2018 — Cincinnati Business Courier

• Food Innovator of the Year 2017 — OTR Awards

Members & Alumni

• James Beard Awards 2026

  • Best Chef Great Lakes: Sarah Dworak, Babushka Pierogi, Sudova - Semifinalist

  • Best Chef Great Lakes: Jeffrey Harris, Nolia - Semifinalist
    
    

• CityBeat’s Best of Cincinnati 2025

  • Best Findlay Market Vendor: Eli’s BBQ

  • Best Catering: Eli’s BBQ

  • Best Barbeque: Eli’s BBQ

  • Best Soup: Pho Lang Thang

  • Best Noodles: Pho Lang Thang

  • Best Neighborhood Bakery: Blue Oven Bakery
    
    

• Cincinnati Magazine’s Best of the City 2025

  • Best Vegan Sandwich: Harmony Plant Fare
    
    

• Best of Taste 2025

  • Appetizers & Sides

    • GOLD: Honey Child Pops

    • SILVER: Jay’s Nyam & Jam

    • BRONZE: Magnificent Morsels Catering

  • Entrees

    • GOLD: Jay’s Nyam & Jam

    • SILVER: Yee Mama

    • BRONZE: Sabor Alaniz

  • Desserts

    • GOLD: Walkerbar

    • SILVER: Olive Tree Catering

    • BRONZE: Dojo Gelato