THE 2022 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION GALA

6:30 P.M. Reception and Silent Auction
8:00 P.M. Dinner and Live Auction

Dessert Reception to follow

Honoring

Padma Lakshmi, Creator, Host, and Executive Producer, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi; and Host and Executive Producer, Top Chef

Featured Chefs

Host Chef Ashfer Biju, The Pierre, NYC

Host Pastry Chef Michael Mignano, The Pierre, NYC

April Anderson, Good Cakes and Bakes, Detroit
Bootcamp Alum 2018

JBF Award Nominee Greg Collier, BayHaven Restaurant Group, Charlotte, NC
Bootcamp Alum 2019 

Duskie Estes, Black Pig Meat Co. and Farm to Pantry, Sonoma County, CA
Bootcamp Alum 2014, 2017, and 2018 

Rohani Foulkes, Folk, Detroit
Bootcamp Alum 2022

JBF Award Winner Hugo Ortega, Hugo’s, Houston
Bootcamp Alum 2017

JBF Award Winner Andrea Reusing, Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC
Bootcamp Alum 2012 and 2013
 

The James Beard Foundation Gala will celebrate chefs and culinary leaders who make the future of our industry more equitable, sustainable, and delicious. Celebrating the tenth anniversary of our Chef Bootcamp for Policy and Change, the evening’s program will highlight chefs who advocate for a better food world. Join us to help raise funds and awareness of our impact-driven work for positive change in the culinary industry.

Black-tie attire suggested

Event Leadership

Support Levels  

Chair: $30,000 - SOLD OUT
Premium seating for 12, including two seats reserved for event Honorees, JBF Leadership, or a Bootcamp alumni chef and their guest, with personalized table signage and place cards. Access to exclusive Leadership Reception and VIP Kitchen tour during the cocktail hour for you and your guests. Prominent listing as Event Chair on-screen, on all collateral materials, recognition from the podium, and a full-page ad in the event program.  

Vice Chair: $25,000 - SOLD OUT
Premium seating for 12, including two seats reserved for a Bootcamp alumni chef and their guest, with personalized table signage and place cards. Access to exclusive Leadership Reception and VIP Kitchen tour during the cocktail hour for you and your guests. Prominent listing as Vice Chair on-screen, on all collateral materials, recognition from the podium, and a half-page ad in the event program.  

Benefactor: $15,000 - SOLD OUT
Priority seating for 10, with personalized table signage and place cards. Access to exclusive Leadership Reception during the event. Listing as Benefactor on all collateral materials and on-screen.  

Patron: $10,000 - SOLD OUT
Preferred dinner seating for 10, with access to general reception. Listing as Patron on all collateral materials and on-screen.  

Benefactor Single Ticket: $1,500 - SOLD OUT
Preferred dinner seating at a table of 10, with access to general reception. Listing as Benefactor on all collateral materials and on-screen.  

Standard Single Ticket: $1,000 (limited availability) - SOLD OUT
Dinner seating at a table for 10, with access to general reception.  

Greens Single Ticket: $500 - SOLD OUT
For guests who are members of our Greens program for diners under 40. Dinner seating at a table for 10, with access to general reception.