Executive chef Joe Kim, third from right, poses with the kitchen and bar staff from Bend's 5 Fusion & Sushi Bar in the garden of the James Beard House in 2016. From left are Erik Barin, Bryce Beard, Rian Steen, Joe and Laura Kim and Corey Bailey. (Photo by Barb Gonzalez / for The Bulletin)

Bend chef honored — Joe Kim, executive chef and co-owner of 5 Fusion & Sushi Bar in downtown Bend, will be a guest chef at New York’s renowned Eleven Madison Park toward the end of January, and at the acclaimed Manresa in Los Gatos, California, in late February. The New York restaurant was chosen No. 1 by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy in 2017. Kim is a three-time semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef Northwest award. 821 NW Wall St., Bend; 5fusion.com, 541-323-2328. Open 4 p.m. to close every day.