2026 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Presented by American Express and Resy James Beard Foundation 2026-09-21 | 2026 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Presented by American Express and Resy
What is Taste America and Who Are This Years TasteTwenty Group? James Beard Foundation 2023-07-26 | The James Beard Foundation’s annual Taste America® culinary series, presented by Capital One, brings together chefs, special guests, and diners from across the country to celebrate the local independent restaurants at the heart of our communities.
Meet Our TasteTwenty Chefs for 2023-2024 James Beard Foundation 2023-07-26 | The James Beard Foundation’s annual Taste America® culinary series, presented by Capital One, brings together chefs, special guests, and diners from across the country to celebrate the local independent restaurants at the heart of our communities. Tickets on sale now!
2023 James Beard Awards Presented by Capital One Restaurant & Chef Awards James Beard Foundation 2023-06-06 | The Restaurant and Chef Awards celebrate culinary excellence across a range of experiences, from fine-dining establishments to casual gems, and emerging talents to established leaders. Co-hosted by Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi, Gail Simmons, and Andrew Zimmern, this year’s ceremony features presenters such as Aarón Sánchez, Monti Carlo, and 2022 James Beard Award winners Mashama Bailey, Erick Williams, Chris Bianco, and more.The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a mission to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture and champion a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.Learn more at jamesbeard.org
2023 Humanitarian of the Year Award Winner: Black Farmer Fund James Beard Foundation 2023-06-06 | ...
2023 Emerging Leadership Award: The Burgerville Workers Union James Beard Foundation 2023-06-05 | The James Beard Foundation’s Leadership Awards recognize individuals and/or organizations whose work is helping to create a safer, more healthful, equitable, and sustainable food world. The Awards are given for achievement in developing a global food system that is just, sustainable, and economically viable for both producers and consumers.Emerging Leadership: The Burgerville Workers UnionThe Burgerville Workers Union is an independent collective voice of Burgerville workers, whose goal is to win better working conditions by building union power on the shop floor. The member-run union, a part of the Portland brand of the Industrial Workers of the World, successfully negotiated the country’s first-ever fast-food union contract in 2021. The contract provisions included wage increases, paid vacation time, in-store tipping at all unionized locations, and an end to at-will employment. The 2021 contract applied to five of the fast-food chain’s stores in the Pacific Northwest and has since inspired union action at other food service businesses across the country."We feel encouraged that working class people in our industry fighting for a better world are not written out of history and that their achievements spark an inspiration in other workers to demand a seat at the table for safe and healthy workplaces,” said the Burgerville Workers Union. “Just a few years ago, worker power in our industry was few and today we are many. May this award go to the many more tomorrow who will join in the struggle, fight and win a better world for all working folk."Learn more at jamesbeard.org/awards
2023 Leadership Award Winner: Savi Horne, Land Loss Prevention Project James Beard Foundation 2023-06-05 | The James Beard Foundation’s Leadership Awards recognize individuals and/or organizations whose work is helping to create a safer, more healthful, equitable, and sustainable food world. The Awards are given for achievement in developing a global food system that is just, sustainable, and economically viable for both producers and consumers.Savonala “Savi” HorneLand Loss Prevention ProjectSavi Horne is the executive director of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, Land Loss Prevention Project, which provides legal expertise, community education, and advocacy skills to help farms and rural landowners facing legal, economic and environmental challenges. She currently serves on the boards of the National Family Farm Coalition and the Rural Coalition and is a member of the United States Department of Agriculture, Equity Commission/Agriculture Subcommittee and the National Black Environmental Justice Network. She is a recipient of the 2020 American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Award for Excellence in Environmental, Energy, and Resources Stewardship.“I accept on behalf of my coworkers and comrades. It is the fruit of our common labor in the intersectional spaces of food justice and land rights that is being honored here today,” said Horne. “This award affirms the right to access to land that is not contaminated with toxins, or in close proximity to polluted spaces that deny a community’s ability to sustain itself and protect its foodways.”Learn more at jamesbeard.org/awards
2023 Leadership Award Winner: Valerie Horn, CANE Kitchen James Beard Foundation 2023-06-05 | The James Beard Foundation’s Leadership Awards recognize individuals and/or organizations whose work is helping to create a safer, more healthful, equitable, and sustainable food world. The Awards are given for achievement in developing a global food system that is just, sustainable, and economically viable for both producers and consumers. Valerie HornCANE Kitchen, Cowan Community Center, and City of Whitesburg Farmers MarketValerie Horn is the board chair for Community Agricultural Nutritional Enterprises (CANE Kitchen), which offers local farmers a permanent outlet for their produce and provides low-income individuals with access to healthy food from their community. Horn is also the director of Cowan Community Action Group and the board chair for the City of Whitesburg Farmers Market. “I am honored to accept the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award and to bring attention to the efforts of so many in my community of Whitesburg, Kentucky,” said Horn. “The weight of this recognition is a testimonial to the strength of our region that not only validates the work myself and others are doing, but broadens and deepens our network of change.”Learn more at jamesbeard.org/awards
2023 Leadership Award Winner: Jim Embry, Sustainable Communities Network James Beard Foundation 2023-06-05 | The James Beard Foundation’s Leadership Awards recognize individuals and/or organizations whose work is helping to create a safer, more healthful, equitable, and sustainable food world. The Awards are given for achievement in developing a global food system that is just, sustainable, and economically viable for both producers and consumers.Jim EmbrySustainable Communities Network, Slow Food USA, and Ujamaa Cooperative Farming AllianceJim Embry has spent his life as a community activist, starting with his work as a civil rights activist when he was just 10 years old. In 2006, he founded the Sustainable Communities Network, a Lexington, Kentucky-based nonprofit dedicated to the development of the theory and practice of sustainable living. He is on the administrative team of Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, a Black- and Indigenous-led company with a focus on African and African-American crops. He has also been active in Slow Food’s Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee and is a seven-time USA delegate to Slow Food’s Terra Madre biannual gathering in Italy. “Because stolen land from Indigenous peoples and stolen labor of African peoples to do agriculture and food work is the foundational contradiction of injustice in our nation, this award bestowed by the James Beard Foundation is a recognition and reaffirmation that resolving this contradiction of injustice deeply embedded in food and agriculture is also the fulcrum point for the much-needed transformation of our society.”Learn more at jamesbeard.org/awards
2023 Leadership Award Winner: Ira Wallace, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange James Beard Foundation 2023-06-05 | The James Beard Foundation’s Leadership Awards recognize individuals and/or organizations whose work is helping to create a safer, more healthful, equitable, and sustainable food world. The Awards are given for achievement in developing a global food system that is just, sustainable, and economically viable for both producers and consumers.Ira WallaceSouthern Exposure Seed ExchangeIra Wallace is a writer, gardener, an educator, and worker/owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in central Virginia, which provides more than 700 varieties of high-quality, heirloom, and open-pollinated seeds. She currently serves on the board of the Virginia Association for Biological Farming. After 10 years of service, she stepped down from the Organic Seed Alliance in February. Wallace is the author of The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast and the state-specific series Grow Great Vegetables. She also spends a lot of her time in Acorn, the Virginia community she helped found in the 1990s, which farms more than 50 acres of certified organic land. Wallace also supports and serves as "godmother" to the new Black and Indigenous–led Ujamaa Seeds.Learn more at jamesbeard.org/awards
2023 Leadership Award Winner: Rowen White, Sierra Seeds James Beard Foundation 2023-06-05 | The James Beard Foundation’s Leadership Awards recognize individuals and/or organizations whose work is helping to create a safer, more healthful, equitable, and sustainable food world. The Awards are given for achievement in developing a global food system that is just, sustainable, and economically viable for both producers and consumers.Rowen WhiteSierra SeedsRowen White is a farmer, seedkeeper, and published author. She is the founder and creative director of Sierra Seeds, a living Indigenous seed bank farm in Nevada City that is centered on values-aligned cultural stewardship of land, seeds, cultural memory and dignified resurgence of a culture of belonging in our seed and foodways. She is also the founder of Indigenous Seed Keepers Network, which promotes Indigenous cultural diversity for future generations by collecting, growing, and sharing heirloom seeds and plants.“I receive this on behalf of the grand lineage of Mohawk seed keepers and farmers who kept our precious seeds alive in the face of countless adversities so that a living descendent, like myself, could learn from these seeds and cultural teachings and in turn, share these embodied teachings with the next generation of Indigenous farmers.”Learn more at jamesbeard.org/awards
2023 James Beard Awards Presented by Capital One Media Awards James Beard Foundation 2023-06-04 | The Media Awards honor the nation’s top cookbook authors, food and beverage broadcast producers, hosts, podcasters, and food journalists. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by multiple James Beard Award–winning chef and television host Pati Jinich. Featured presenters include Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me! Host Peter Sagal and 2022 James Beard Media Award winners Sophia Roe and Hawa Hassan.The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a mission to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture and champion a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.Learn more at jamesbeard.org
2023 Americas Classics Winners James Beard Foundation 2023-05-26 | Here are the six recipients of its 2023 America's Classics Award. A Restaurant and Chef Awards category, the America's Classics Award is given to locally owned restaurants that have timeless appeal and are beloved regionally for quality food that reflects the character of its community.
2023 Americas Classics Winner: La Casita Blanca James Beard Foundation 2023-05-25 | La Casita Blanca is one of the six recipients of its 2023 America's Classics Award. A Restaurant and Chef Awards category, the America's Classics Award is given to locally owned restaurants that have timeless appeal and are beloved regionally for quality food that reflects the character of its community.
2023 Americas Classics Winner: Wagners Village Inn James Beard Foundation 2023-05-24 | This is one of the six recipients of its 2023 America's Classics Award. A Restaurant and Chef Awards category, the America's Classics Award is given to locally owned restaurants that have timeless appeal and are beloved regionally for quality food that reflects the character of its community.
2023 Americas Classics Winner: Manago Hotel James Beard Foundation 2023-05-23 | Manago Hotel is one of the six recipients of its 2023 America's Classics Award. A Restaurant and Chef Awards category, the America's Classics Award is given to locally owned restaurants that have timeless appeal and are beloved regionally for quality food that reflects the character of its community.
2023 Americas Classics: Nezinscot Farm James Beard Foundation 2023-05-22 | Nezinscot Farm is one of the six recipients of its 2023 America's Classics Award. A Restaurant and Chef Awards category, the America's Classics Award is given to locally owned restaurants that have timeless appeal and are beloved regionally for quality food that reflects the character of its community.
2023 Americas Classics Winner: Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop James Beard Foundation 2023-05-21 | Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop is on of the six recipients of its 2023 America's Classics Award. A Restaurant and Chef Awards category, the America's Classics Award is given to locally owned restaurants that have timeless appeal and are beloved regionally for quality food that reflects the character of its community.
2023 Americas Classics Winner: Pekin Noodle Parlor James Beard Foundation 2023-05-20 | Pekin Noodle Parlor is one of the six recipients of its 2023 America's Classics Award. A Restaurant and Chef Awards category, the America's Classics Award is given to locally owned restaurants that have timeless appeal and are beloved regionally for quality food that reflects the character of its community.
Good to Go by JBF Info Session James Beard Foundation 2023-04-26 | Aired April 25, 2023Applications for our fast-casual concept incubator are open! The Good to Go by JBF kiosk will function as a 6-month rotating incubator for fast-casual concepts featuring menus from established operators who embody JBF’s mission and values. Through an application process, the James Beard Foundation will select innovative business concepts and provide culinary professionals with critical resources to bring their vision to life, with the first ‘incubated’ concept launching in Fall 2023. Check out more information on Good to Go:jamesbeard.org/good-to-go-by-jbf
Pitching Confidently with Jen Pelka James Beard Foundation 2023-04-24 | Aired April 20, 2023Pitching Confidently: How to Sell Yourself and Your Idea to Investors Tune in to hear from Jen Pelka, Co-Founder and CEO of Une Femme Wines—now available at Target Stores nationwide, and Delta flights globally—and The Riddler (formerly), as she shares her experience and success fundraising, example pitch emails and business decks, key strategies, and more.
ACF ChefsForum: Women Leaders in Food Service James Beard Foundation 2023-03-16 | Aired March 8, 2023Celebrating International Women's Day and female leaders in the culinary and hospitality industry.Featuring:Anne E. McBride, PhD, VP of Programs, James Beard FoundationChef Lauren Desteno, Corporate Executive Chef, Altamarea GroupChef Virginia Willis, James Beard award-winning cookbook author, chef, food media personalityChef Fionna R. Espana, CWPC, Pastry Chef/President, ACF Chefs de Cuisine Association of California, Los AngelesChef Nina Curtis, Director and Executive Chef, Plant'ish & Co. Culinary Arts
What Do You Need Money For with Stephen Mancini and Stephanie ORourk James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
Identifying Funding Sources with David Spungen James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
Good and Bad Business Plans with Jeff Cherry and David Spungen James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
Getting Into The Money Mindset with Ita Ekpoudom James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
Building Business Longevity/Scaling Up James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick Featuring Sarah Diehl, Elizabeth Meltz, Jacqui Maguire, and Stephanie O'Rourk
Determining How Much You Need with Stephen Mancini and David Spungen James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
Building a Relationship with Funders Asking for Money with Umber Ahmad and Jen Pelka James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
Operational Efficiencies in Practice with Adriane Mack James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
How Can Tech Make You As Financially Efficient As Possible James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick Featuring Lauren Byrd, Samantha Finkelstein, Stephen Mancini, and Britney Ziegler
Building Alternative Revenue Sources Part 2 CPG with Irene Li, Jen Pelka, and Jen Zesnut James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
Building Alt Rev Sources Part 1 with Anne E McBride and Stephanie ORourk James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
ABCs of Restaurant Financial Statements with Irene Li, Dylan Gully, And Stephanie ORourk James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
Commit to Confidently Asking For Money with Ita Expoudom James Beard Foundation 2023-03-03 | Filmed January 9-10, 2023JBF Financial Literacy Workshop for WomenHosted by CohnReznick
JBF x QFF Queer Beverage: Highlighting Queer Leaders in Beverage James Beard Foundation 2023-01-27 | Aired: December 12, 2022 Moderator: Kayla Mensah, Queer Food Foundation Advisory MemberPanelists Include:Darwin Acosta, Co-FermentedAlison Wsineski & Betsy Lay, Lady Justice BrewingLiz Rubin & Pamela Busch, Somebody’s SisterJohn debar, Author and Co-Founder of RWCFJoin JBF and the Queer Food Foundation in an in-depth conversation about how Queer Leaders and Owners of beverage spaces make their mark in the dynamic market.
2022 James Beard Awards Highlights James Beard Foundation 2023-01-04 | Check out some of the most memorable moments from the 2022 James Beard Awards.Like and subscribe to hear from chefs, beverage professionals, and more!The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture and champion a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability. By amplifying new voices, celebrating those leading the way, and supporting those on the path to do so, the Foundation is working to create a more equitable and sustainable future—what we call Good Food for Good®. Learn more at jamesbeard.org.
Becoming a Pioneer, Remaining a Pioneer Panel James Beard Foundation 2022-11-18 | Filmed September 20, 2022To kick off Appleton Estate's new partnership with the James Beard Foundation's Women’s Leadership Programs (WLP), we hosted "Becoming a Pioneer, Remaining a Pioneer," a panel discussion at the historic James Beard House.Moderator:Anne E. McBride, PhD, Vice President of Programs, JBFPanelists:Dr. Joy Spence, Master Blender, Appleton Estate Clare Reichenbach, CEO, JBF Paola Velez, Baker’s Against Racism Leticia “Skai” Young, Lolo’s Seafood Shack, NYC
2022 Regional Taste: San Francisco James Beard Foundation 2022-11-18 | Watch the final episode of A Regional Taste, presented by Capital One, to learn how 2018 #jbfa winner Dominque Crenn and Aris Curtis of Bleu Belle Farm rethink food and community at Atelier Crenn.
10 Years of Chef Bootcamp for Policy and Change James Beard Foundation 2022-11-14 | 2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of the James Beard Foundation's Chef Bootcamp for Policy and Change—a program that inspires and trains chefs around the country to mobilize in support of policy decisions that impact our food system. For over a decade—since its founding in 2012—hundreds of chef-advocates have successfully lobbied to provide nutritious school meals, protect SNAP recipients, support American fisheries, reduce food waste, and fight for safer, more regenerative food production across the United States. Donate now to support Chef Bootcamp and other programs promoting Good Food for Good across the United States. jamesbeard.org/donate
Financing Your Restaurant: What Models You Should Consider When, and Why James Beard Foundation 2022-11-14 | Aired November 1, 2022Deciding how to secure financing is one of the most important decisions a restaurateur will make. A key driver for future success within this marketplace is the type of financial contract that the restaurant owner chooses, whether debt or equity; short-term or long-term; established bank or start-up FinTech; and more.Moderated by:Dr. Anne McBride, VP of Programs, James Beard FoundationPanelists:Johann Moonesinghe, Capital CEO/Co-founder, inKindAndrew Harris, Chief Risk Officer/Co-Founder, inKind
Celebrating 10 Years of Chef Bootcamp for Policy and Change with Best Made James Beard Foundation 2022-10-28 | ...
2022 Regional Taste: Chicago James Beard Foundation 2022-10-24 | "We’re not just serving food—we’re serving a healthy dose of dignity, and decency, and respect,” 2022 #jbfa winner Erick Williams of Virtue Restaurant. A Regional Taste, presented by Capital One, features James Beard Award-winning and nominated chefs discussing advocacy, community, and sustainability in their communities. In this episode, we traveled to Chicago to sit down with Erick Williams of Virtue Restaurant on the importance of being visible in the Black community. Watch the full episode now.
Queer Food Advocacy James Beard Foundation 2022-10-24 | Recorded October 17, 2022Join the James Beard Foundation and the Queer Food Foundation in our series of panels throughout 2022, where we will have conversations about the intersectionality LGBTQIA2+ identity and food. While Pride is important, we believe in celebrating our community year-round. Each panel will highlight different aspects (the good, bad and hopeful) of queer food spaces. This Queer Food Advocacy webinar discusses how food is a medium to share care for our communities.Moderated by:Radhika Sharma, QFF Board memberPanelists:Telly Justice and Camille Lindsley, HAGsOra Wise, Food Issues GroupPreeti Mistry, chef, activist, and author
Best Made Practices: Introduction to Food Policy and Advocacy featuring Alexina Cather, MPH James Beard Foundation 2022-10-24 | ...
Best Made Practices: Introduction to Universal Free Lunch featuring Patricia Griffin James Beard Foundation 2022-10-24 | ...
Best Made Practices: Why Chefs Matter featuring Anne E. McBride, PhD James Beard Foundation 2022-10-24 | ...
2022 Regional Taste: Washington D.C James Beard Foundation 2022-08-30 | For this episode of A Regional Taste, presented by Capital One, we traveled to Washington D.C. to sit down with #jbfa nominee Angel Barretto of Anju and Rock Harper of Queen Mother’s DC where they discuss how their partnerships with Embrace Race and DC Greens are bettering the community.
Stories from the 2022 James Beard Awards James Beard Foundation 2022-08-25 | Watch highlights from the 2022 James Beard Awards and learn more about the nominees and winners.The mission of the James Beard Awards is to recognize exceptional talent and achievement in the culinary arts, hospitality, media, and broader food system, as well as a demonstrated commitment to racial and gender equity, community, sustainability, and a culture where all can thrive.Here is our full list of 2022 James Beard Award winners:America’s Classics: bit.ly/3Q4SscxLeadership Awards: bit.ly/3wvoTK2Lifetime Achievement: bit.ly/3KiIrqNHumanitarian of the Year: bit.ly/3CAXTfZMedia Awards: bit.ly/3dXyXVORestaurant and Chef: bit.ly/3ThKwal
2022 JBF Awards: Martin Yan, Lifetime Achievement Award James Beard Foundation 2022-08-25 | The Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed upon a person in the industry whose lifetime body of work has had a positive and long-lasting impact on the way we eat, cook, and think about food in America. Martin Yan started cooking on television in 1978, developing his signature show, Yan Can Cook, which has been broadcast to more than 50 countries. As one of the most prolific chefs on TV with 3,500 episodes and 30 cookbooks, Yan has brought the joy of Chinese cooking to America with his motto, “If Yan Can Cook, So Can You!”Learn more about Martin Yan here: bit.ly/3KiIrqN
