Certified Master Chef and Host
Brian Beland
Country Club of Detroit
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

Organizing Chef
Restaurateur, Innovator and James Beard Award Winner®
Jimmy Schmidt
Grosse Pointe, MI

James Beard Award Nominee®
Omar Anani
Saffron de Twah
Detroit, MI

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Javier Bardauil 
Barda
Detroit, MI

James Beard Award Winner®
Warda Bouguettaya
Warda’s Patisserie
Detroit, MI

Executive Chef
Colin Campbell
Alpino
Detroit, MI

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Douglas Hewitt
Freya
Detroit, MI

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Anthony Lombardo
SheWolfPastificio & Bar
Detroit, MI

James Beard Award Nominee®
Brian Polcyn
Author, Consulting Chef, Teacher

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Michael Ransom
Ima
Detroit, MI

James Beard Award Nominee®
Madeline Triffon
Master Sommelier
Detroit, MI

Co-Founder and James Beard Award Winner®
Ari Weinzweig
Zingerman’s Deli
Ann Arbor, MI

James Beard Award Nominee®
Sara Welch
Marrow
Detroit, MI

James Beard Award Winner®
Takashi Yagihashi 
Tabo Sushi
Chicago, IL

Michigan Dinner of the Decade showcases the richness of Michigan’s bounty. Join legendary chef Jimmy Schmidt, our host and Certified Master Chef Brian Beland, Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon, and a constellation of local James Beard Award–recognized talent for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration.

Michigan Dinner of the Decade 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.