Atlas Obscura wins another prestigious James Beard Award!

Travel community Atlas Obscura has been awarded a 2025 James Beard Award for “Gastro Obscura’s Feast,” a celebration of incredible culinary experiences from around the world.

The James Beard Media Award for Dining and Travel recognizes “exemplary and comprehensive service journalism that relies on both critical voice and thorough research to bring a variety of dining options into perspective, whether in a single city, a region, or a country.” Feast creators Sam O’Brien, Diana Hubbell and Anne Ewbank were recognized for their work. 

This is the second consecutive win for Atlas Obscura. Last year’s win was for the James Beard Media Award for Feature Reporting, which recognizes “excellence for engaging writing and in-depth reporting” in food features. You can read Hubbell’s article, “Saving the Hogs of Ossabaw Island: An eccentric heiress, a daring mission, and the fight for North America’s most unusual pig,” here.

Congratulations to the Atlas Obscura team!