In the independent restaurant industry, leadership extends far beyond the kitchen. There are countless individuals who ...

A national tasting event celebrating your local restaurant community. The James Beard Foundation’s Taste America® presented by Capital One is a nationwide initiative to bring together chefs, special ...

Today, we’re proud to announce the 2024-25 Legacy Network cohort! The James Beard Foundation Legacy Network presented by ...

Today, we are excited to announce the 2024 fall cohort of the Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (WEL) program. The flagship initiative of our Women’s Leadership Programs, WEL is an advanced ...

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 ...

Climate change poses an immediate threat to the independent restaurant industry and the millions of people that it employs. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, floods, drought, fire, and ...

For her efforts making healthy food accesible for low-income individuals and providing local farmers an outlet for their produce in Whiteburg, Kentucky. For her leadership in the food justice and land ...

Because of the huge number of overripe bananas on kitchen countertops, there is likewise a huge number of recipes for banana bread. Everyone has a favorite; James Beard offers two of his in Beard on ...

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 ...

We acknowledge inequities; we work to ensure that everyone—regardless of race/ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship ...