The James Beard House Fellows Program Presented by Capital One

For decades, cooking at the James Beard House has been an aspiration for many chefs and has been considered a career milestone. In May of 2021, we launched the Beard House Fellows program presented by Capital One, which re-envisions the potential of this historic space into a hub of training and professional development for talented emerging chefs.

Each Fellow has a ten-week residence at the Beard House and receives training in:

• Financial and small business advice provided by Capital One 
• Legal Advice 
• Media training and personal branding development with publicist Valerie Wilson
• Social media training with the Talented Tenth Collective
• Food policy and advocacy training by the JBF Programs team 
• Leadership assessment and training

Learn more about our 2022-2023 Beard House Fellows

Learn more about our 2021-2022 Beard House Fellows

Advisory Committee

• Monti Carlo, Owner, Island Girl Cooks
• Irene Li, Co-Founder and Program Manager, Mei Mei Restaurant and CommonWealth Kitchen
• Mavis-Jay Sanders, A Sanders Thing
• Alexander Smalls, Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and Food Activist, Alexander Smalls & Company, LLC
• Deborah VanTrece, Creative Director, Author, Owner, Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours

For more information about the Beard House Fellows Program, contact for beardhousefellows@jamesbeard.org.