Restaurant Awards: Michelin Stars, James Beard Awards and Bocuse d'Or
The awards every chef dreams of, split into their words. The Michelin Guide gives one, two or three stars to the best restaurants, a Bib Gourmand to good value ones and a Plate to recommended places. The James Beard Awards are the top honors in American food, with categories like Best New Restaurant and Rising Star Chef, and the Bocuse d'Or is a cooking contest held in Lyon every two years.
Young completes the list: many awards, like Young Chef of the Year, are made for rising talent. Half the words are diagonal.
Award-Winning Dishes Vocabulary: 12 Words to Find
Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 12 read backwards. The longest words are Gourmand and Michelin, with 8 letters each.
- Beard: As in the James Beard Awards, the top honors in American food, named after a famous cookbook author.
- Best: As in Best New Restaurant or Best Chef, award categories given each year.
- Bib: As in Bib Gourmand, the Michelin Guide's label for restaurants with good food at moderate prices.
- Bocuse: As in the Bocuse d'Or, a cooking competition in Lyon named after French chef Paul Bocuse.
- Gourmand: As in Bib Gourmand; also a person who loves good food.
- Guide: As in the Michelin Guide, the famous restaurant guide first published in 1900.
- James: As in the James Beard Awards, named after American cook and author James Beard.
- Michelin: The Michelin Guide, which awards one, two or three stars to restaurants.
- Plate: As in the Michelin Plate, a symbol for restaurants the guide recommends.
- Rising: As in Rising Star Chef, an award for young talent.
- Stars: Michelin stars: one for a very good restaurant, three for exceptional cooking worth a special journey.
- Young: As in Young Chef awards, given to talented chefs at the start of their careers.
How to Solve the Award-Winning Dishes Word Search
Read the words as pairs: "James" and "beard", "bib" and "gourmand", "Michelin" and "guide". "James" has the only J and "young" the only Y. Half of the twelve words are diagonal, including the three-letter "bib".
Culinary Awards Quiz Ideas
- Match each word to its award: Michelin, James Beard or Bocuse d'Or.
- Ask students what a restaurant must do to earn three Michelin stars.
- Research a chef from your country who has won one of these awards.
Award-Winning Dishes Word Search FAQ
Who is the Award-Winning Dishes Word Search for?
Food lovers, culinary students and restaurant staff.
Which directions do the words run in?
Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 12 read backwards. 6 of them are diagonal.
Is there an answer key for the Award-Winning Dishes Word Search?
Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 12 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.
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