JBF on the Air: The James Beard Awards

On yesterday's episode of Taste Matters, guest host and JBF's director of house programming Izabela Wojcik discussed desserts and the James Beard Awards with two-time JBF Award winner and our current Board of Trustees chair, Emily Luchetti. Listen below to learn about the road to prestige as a pastry chef, the JBF Awards process from the perspective of both a voter and winner, and how our dessert culture is evolving:
Emily Luchetti Named Chair of JBF Board

Emily Luchetti, two-time James Beard Award–winning executive pastry chef and multiple cookbook author, has been elected chair of the board of trustees of the James Beard Foundation. While she's based in San Francisco (she's the pastry chef of Farallon and Waterbar), Luchetti has already served as a board member for six years. You can read the official press release here.
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Awards Watch: Media & Book Awards, in Photos
While we wait for things to get going at Lincoln Center, here are some photos from last night's Media & Book Awards at Espace: (Photos by Kent Miller)
JBF President Susan Ungaro poses for a photo with
Kelly Choi, Andrew Zimmern, and friends
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We held our Chefs Boot Camp in #Louisville this week, where chefs received food-policy training and more. Learn more: http://t.co/UCCoFxPbiY
Need some recipe inspiration? Try these Ricotta, Sugar Snap Pea, and Pine Nut Granola Crostini from @IlBuco_AV: http://t.co/L08eJPSJhS
Weekend reading: a letter from JBF president Susan Ungaro about our new Women in Culinary Leadership program http://t.co/6l9sbf5nQc
A quarter order of "mild" hot chicken from Prince's. Next time we'll see if we can handle "medium". #jbfa http://t.co/L3XSJptq7Q
Paying a visit to Nashville's Prince's Hot Chicken, one of our 2013 America's Classics! #jbfa http://t.co/QaDM1bb68c
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