For the second year running, Executive Chef, Joe Kim from 5 Fusion and Sushi Bar has been named one of only 20 semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards in the category of Best Chef in the Northwest. 

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5 Fusion heading James Beards’ way again

Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon
February 23, 2015

<h1>5 Fusion heading James Beards’ way again</h1> <p class="byline">Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />February 23, 2015</p> <p>For the second year running,&nbsp;Executive Chef, Joe Kim from 5&nbsp;Fusion and Sushi Bar&nbsp;has been named one of only 20 semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards in the category of Best Chef in the Northwest.&nbsp;</p> <p>Congrats!&nbsp;</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com/news/5-fusion-heading-james-beards-way-again-2424959/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com">The Source - Bend, Oregon</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.&nbsp;<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="16" height="16" style="width:1em;height:1em;"></p> <img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=27840" style="width:1px;height:1px;"><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: "https://www.bendsource.com/news/5-fusion-heading-james-beards-way-again-2424959/", urlref: window.location.href }); } } </script> <script id="parsely-cfg" src="//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js"></script>

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