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Devour 40 Years of JBF Food Trends with Google

10,000 Beard House menus map American cuisine's evolution.

Collage of James Beard House menus. Text overlay reads: James Beard Foundation Bite by Bite
Explore American culinary history through an interactive archive of more than 10,000 digitized menus from 40 years of iconic James Beard House® dinners, in partnership with Google Arts & Culture.
Peruse one-of-a-kind menus or search by chef names and ingredients to discover how dining habits and values have changed, from the explosion of kale in the 2000s to the decline of foie gras, and how regional and global influences have shaped American food culture.

The James Beard Menu Archive