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The Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence are set to return in 2024 and finalists in 12 categories were announced this month, with a former Chicago Tribune food critic among those to be honored. The awards took a gap year in 2023 with hopes of relaunching the program to better serve the Chicago hospitality industry. The program is partnering with Chicago Chefs Cook, a nonprofit working .