Help support the next generation of great American chefs by hosting a Friends of James Beard Benefit® at your restaurant!
By holding a Friends of James Beard Benefit, chefs have the opportunity to stage a high-profile event that supports James Beard Foundation programs.
Benefits can be presented in a variety of formats:
- Hosts can offer a multi-course tasting menu, a family-style Sunday Supper, or a walk-around party
- Benefits may be hosted by a single chef or a group of chefs from a particular city or region
- A restaurant can host its own stand-alone benefit, or a benefit can take place within a larger festival
Benefit hosts will be acknowledged in our digital media.
If you're interested in hosting a benefit or would like to learn more, please contact our director of fundraising initiatives Izabela Wojcik at iwojcik@jamesbeard.org or 212.675.4984x248.
Upcoming events:
December 16, 2023
FOJBB: Tucson, AZ
Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge
February 01, 2024
FOJBB: Cleveland, OH
Cordelia
FOJBB: Sand Valley, WI
Chef Invitational
San Valley Golf Resort
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March 2, 2024
FOJBB: Kansas City, MO
The American 50th Anniversary Celebration
The American
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March 4, 2024
FOJBB: Fort Worth, TX
Colonial Culinary Classic
Colonial Country Club
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March 7 - 9, 2024
FOJBB: Detroit, MI
Great Lakes Eat + Drink
Frame
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March 22, 2024
FOJBB: Palm Desert, CA
Annual James Beard Luncheon
Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival
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March 23, 2024
FOJBB: La Jolla, CA
Marisi
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April 4, 2024
FOJBB: Pebble Beach, CA
Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival - Coast to Coast with The James Beard Foundation
The Inn at Spanish Bay
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Past Events
2023
- Orlando, FL November 9
- Beard by the Bay, Tampa, FL October 29
- Wilmington, DE October 29
- Orlando, FL October 21
- Oakland, CA October 18
- Henderson, NV October 16
- Sunday Supper South, Atlanta, GA October 15
- Greenough, MT October 13-15
- Greencastle, IN September 30
- Mackinac Island, MI September 29 - October 1
- Fenway Park, Boston, MA September 29
- Las Vegas, NV September 26
- Hudson Valley, NY September 3
- Santa Barbara, CA August 24
- Sugarland, TX July 15
- Target Field, Minneapolis, MN June 25
- Kansas City, MO June 24
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL June 4
- Sunday Supper at Chelsea Market May 21
- Nantucket, MA May 17-May 21
- Sunday Supper at Union Market, DC May 7
- Milwaukee, WI April 25
- Wilmington, DE April 23
- Orlando, FL April 19
- Nashville, TN March 28
- Palm Desert, CA March 24
- Tarrytown, NY March 13
- Boston Food & Wine Festival March 11
- Great Lakes Eat & Drink, Detroit, MI March 9-11
- Chef Invitational, Sand Valley, WI, March 3
- Fort Worth, TX, February 20
2022
- Raleigh, NC, December 8, 2022
- Sunday Supper South, Atlanta, November 6, 2022
- Charlotte, NC, October 19, 2022
- Mackinac Island, MI, September 30 - October 2, 2022
- Palm Beaches, FL, August 2, 2022
- Miami, FL, June 25, 2022
- Colombus, OH, June 25, 2022
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, June 12, 2022
- Sunday Supper at Union Market, Washington, D.C., June 5, 2022
- St. Louis, MO, June 2 & 3, 2022
- Sunday Supper at Chelsea Market, New York City, May 1, 2022
- Springfield, MO, April 9, 2022
- Park City, UT, April 9, 2022
- Park City, UT, April 8, 2022
- Palm Desert, CA, March 25, 2022
- New York City, February 17, 2022
- Sunday Supper at Union Market, Washington, D.C., September 12, 2021