Host and Executive Chef
Eduardo Osorio
Meridian Restaurant
Dallas, TX

Executive Chef
Chef Bootcamp Alum, TasteTwenty Chef, and James Beard Award Nominee®
Misti Norris
James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Far Out
Dallas, TX

Executive Chef
Reilly Brown
Frenchie
Dallas, TX

Chef
James Beard Award Nominee®
RJ Yoakum
Sushi Kozy
Dallas, TX

Chef/Owner
Jennie Kelley
Fond
Dallas, TX

Chef/Owner
Brandon Moore
Fond
Dallas, TX

Pastry Chef
Brenda Perez
The Village
Dallas, TX


For the first time, Chefs For Farmers joins forces with the James Beard Foundation® for a special Friends of James Beard Benefit® dinner celebrating the exceptional culinary talent and agricultural community of Dallas. The evening brings together an impressive lineup of local chefs, including James Beard Award–recognized chefs Misti Norris and RJ Yoakum, alongside Eduardo Osorio, Reilly Brown, Jennie Kelley, Brandon Moore, and Brenda Perez.

Chefs For Farmers is committed to connecting chefs with the farmers and producers who shape Texas cuisine. Together, the chefs will showcase the bounty of the season through a thoughtfully crafted menu highlighting local ingredients, creative perspectives, and the relationships that make Dallas's culinary community so vibrant.

Chefs For Farmers Dinners 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.