Inc. Wins a James Beard Award

Inc. is proud to share that it has won a prestigous James Beard Award for feature reporting.

The award recognized “Caught! A historic, family-run restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, made its name selling freshly caught seafood. Then the feds showed up with an extraordinary accusation: The fish were a fraud” by Boyce Upholt, in a partnership between Inc. and the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN).

The award recognizes excellence for engaging writing and in-depth reporting in food and/or drink features.

Editor-in-chief Mike Hofman shared on LinkedIn that “Boyce’s thoughtful reporting looks at questions of authenticity, the demands of tourism on a local business community, the ever-present threat of cheaper imports even for an industry like local seafood, and how one family business got caught up in all of these very timely trends. It’s a great read, and for Boyce and team, a very well-deserved honor.”

All of the 2026 James Beard award winners can be found here.