Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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In collaboration with the James Beard Foundation, the Queer Food Foundation and 2023 James Beard Award semifinalist® and journalist Rax Will hosted the Equity in Hospitality Series to address practices that impact LGBTQ+ hospitality/culinary professionals/employees and structural solutions that foster equitable strategies and opportunities for their success.

Webinar launch: February 6, 2025

Moderator: Rax Will, Food Writer

Panelists:
Blake Cole, Family and Friends Bar
Chala June, Freelance Food and Culture Writer
Shaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton