So who are the 20 chefs in America who we should be talking about more? Matt Jennings, Ned Elliott, Jordan Khan, Rene Ortiz... Who else..?

We're following James Beard Foundation's announcements of finalists for chef and restaurant awards. Will tweet which Texas chefs make it!

Moving on to our regional chef award categories… #jbfa

Best Chef Southwest: Kevin Binkley, aaron franklin, Barley Swine, Hugo's Restaurant, Chef Martin Rios, Justin Yu #jbfa

TX chefs Aaron Franklin, Bryce Gilmore (Austin) & Hugo Ortega, Justin Yu (Houston) make finals for James Beard awards, the culinary Oscars!

They're competing for Best Chef:Southwest. Winners to be announced in Chicago May 4. See James Beard Foundation for finalists in all categories.

Also, Terry Thompson-Anderson's "Texas on the Table"cookbook is a finalist for a James Beard award jamesbeard.org/awards! Congrats to her.

Congrats to the TX chefs who are James Beard Award finalists for Best Chef: Southwest. txmnth.ly/1NbkU55

A hearty congrats to the chefs at Olamaie, who are among Food & Wine's Best New Chefs of the year. txmnth.ly/1Ex4nJf

One night, one unforgettable meal in San Antonio. Join us at our Fire & Smoke dinner feat. @twobrosBBQ and @feastSA. txmnth.ly/1BG8aNu

Food editor Pat Sharpe says goodbye to Fino. But she also welcomes the restauranteurs' new effort, @CantineAustin. txmnth.ly/1QlgdKb

The James Beard chef & restaurant awards are about to begin! 4 Texans are in finals for Best Chef Southwest. 25th anniversary. #JBFAwards

Texans are Aaron Franklin (Franklin Barbecue), Bryce Gilmore (Barley Swine), Hugo Ortega (Hugo's), & Justin Yu (Oxheart). #JamesBeardAwards

Celebrity emcee! He's singing an original song: "The Meat Goes On!"

Aaron Franklin wins Best Chef: Southwest at #JamesBeardAwards !

Backstage at the James Beard Awards with southwest winner aaron franklin #jbfa pic.x.com/uFlXIcGLYf

Come hear Stephen Pyles, Dean Fearing, and Robert del Grande talk about the evolution of Southwestern cuisine. txmnth.ly/1GKZbxa

Bawk! Bawk! Fried Chicken Throwdown coming up June 14 in Round Top: txmnth.ly/1R1NzgA

This is how we're celebrating National Fried Chicken Day. txmnth.ly/1phzz8w

Find out which Texas restaurants and chefs were named as semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard awards txmnth.ly/1LtLRAN