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Industry Webinar: JBF and QFF Present Queer All Year Series – Vegan Chefs

Tue, June 24, 2025

Join us virtually for the James Beard Foundation and Queer Food Foundation’s webinar series, Queer All Year. Rooted in our belief in celebrating the queer community beyond just Pride Month, this six-part webinar series offers robust conversations with chefs and other culinary professionals about the intersectionality of LGBTQ+ identity and food. Each panel highlights several aspects—the good, bad, and hopeful—of queer food spaces. Register to be part of the live webinar or check out the recordings on JBF’s online Resource Center. Each panel is moderated by a member of the QFF’s Board.

This month we’ll feature queer vegan chefs celebrating plant-based and sustainable food practices in a panel moderated by Jae Camino, chef-owner of Plantatude.


Featured Panelists

Dustin Harder, Chef Educator/Cookbook Author

Meagan Benz, Crust Vegan Bakery

Marino Benedetto, Yeah Dawg