Weekend Program

Friday – Lunch, Afternoon Chef Demo, Seated Tasting Menu (Group A) and Dine Around (Group B)

Saturday – Chef Demos, Afternoon Wine Tasting, Bubbles and Oyster Tasting, Seated Tasting Menu (Group B) and Dine Around (Group A)

Sunday – Brunch and Departure

Winter and wellness activities throughout the weekend.

Featured Chefs

Host Executive Chef
Jack Wenz
Sand Valley Golf Resort
Nekoosa, WI

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Ross Bachhuber
Odd Duck
Milwaukee, WI

James Beard Award Winner®
Damarr Brown
Virtue
Chicago, IL

James Beard Award Nominee®
Chris Jung
Maxwells Trading
Chicago, IL

James Beard Award Winner®
Tory Miller
L'Etoile
Madison, WI

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Amanda Rockman
Rockman
Austin, TX

James Beard Award Winner®
Mindy Segal
Mindy's Bakery
Chicago, IL

James Beard Award Winner®
Karyn Tomlinson
Myriel
Saint Paul, MN

Head to prestigious Sand Valley Golf Resort in Central Wisconsin, for the fourth annual Chef Invitational, a special weekend filled with fabulous meals, demos, tastings, and music, led by a talented roster of James Beard Award winners and nominees. Sand Valley’s pristine 12,000 acres, epic sand dunes, and world-class golf courses offer year-round activities and a chance to get away from it all.

Chef Invitational at Sand Valley is part of the Friends of James Beard Benefit series; events hosted by generous people, businesses, and organizations outside of JBF that provide critical funding for our programs. Each event supports our mission to champion a standard of Good Food for Good® anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.