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All events are free unless otherwise noted.
(Cancelled) Tuesday, October 27
Exploring the Power of Volcanic Wines
in partnership with Wine Enthusiast
Host Susan Kostrzewa Editor-in-Chief, Wine Enthusiast media
Guest chef Ayesha Nurdjaja Shuka, NYC
6:00 P.M. ET
Free ($25 suggested donation)
Join us for an intimate wine tasting and food demonstration, where we will explore the world's most explosive volcanic-terroir wines from Greece and Italy, and dicuss the Mediterranean foods that pair best with them. From Santorini's Assyrtiko to Italy's Basilicata and beyond, we'll look at some of the most exciting, food-driven, and one-of-a-kind flavors in the wine world.
Complimentary wine kits will be provided and delivered to Manhattan addresses only—One kit per household. Participants must be at least 21 years of age.
Wines packaged by Niche Niche, NYC
Thursday, October 29
Industry Support Webinar: Running a Restaurant during COVID-19—A Trans-Atlantic Conversation
11:00 A.M. ET
Featuring: Camilla Marcus, west~bourne, Relief Opportunities for All Restaurants, and Independent Restaurant Coalition; Nicolas Chatenier, Les Grandes Tables du Monde; and moderated by Chief Strategy Officer Mitchell Davis, James Beard Foundation
Restaurants around the world have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. JBF Chief Strategy Officer Mitchell Davis will moderate this panel of chefs and restaurant owners from the U.S. and France to discuss commonalities and differences between the American and French restaurant industries, and best practices we can learn from each other. This webinar is co-presented with the U.S. Embassy in France.
Industry Support Webinar: Back to Business—Mentorship presented by Audi
2:00 P.M. ET
Featuring: Suzanne Cups, 232 Bleecker, NYC and Anita Lo, NYC
Mentorship is key to advancing your career to the next level. We will learn from chef Suzanne Cupps and her mentor, chef Anita Lo, about best practices for finding a mentor, becoming a mentor, and getting the most out of your mentor/mentee relationship.
Monday, November 2
Industry Support Webinar: Back to Business—Creating an Agile Business Model presented by Audi
2:00 P.M. ET
Moderated by Impact Programs Manager Emily Rothkrug
As restaurants rebuild from the effects of COVID-19, we’re examining ways the industry can build back better. In this session, our friends from professional services firm CohnReznick will be sharing practical tips and advice on how to create a more sustainable and more successful business model.
Past Virtual Events
Industry Support Webinar: Back to Business—Mental Health presented by Audi
Featuring: Marketing & Event Specialist and Co-Founder Hassel Aviles and Executive Chef and Co-Founder Ariel Coplan, Not 9 to 5, Toronto
View recording.
Click here to view participating cities.
Wednesday, October 14
Industry Support Webinar: Back to Business—Conflict Resolution and Mediation presented by Audi
Featuring Sarah Diehl, Empowered Hospitality; Charles Seich, Ferris Restaurant, Good Behavior Rooftop Bar, and Paper Coffee Shop; Amy Zhou, Cote Korean Steakhouse and Wine Empowered; and moderated by Impact Programs Manager Ashley Kosiak
View recording.
Industry Support Webinar: Indigenous Food Economics
Featuring: Enrique Salmón, Cal State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA; Kamuela Joseph Nui Enos, University of Hawaiʻi, HI; and moderated by A-dae Romero-Briones, First Nations Development Institute, Longmont, CO
View Recording.
I Am What I Eat—Nutrition and Mental Health
Featuring: Mavis-Jay Sanders and Sicily Sierra, Food + People, NYC; Private Chef Shorne Benjamin, NYC; Program Officer Daphene Altema-Johnson, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, Baltimore; Personal Trainer and Holistic Health Practitioner Debra Duby, Brooklyn, NY; and moderated by VP of Community Colleen Vincent, James Beard Foundation
As part of the 2020 In My Mind Conference (a global gathering by and for LGBTQ+ people of color) the James Beard Foundation is curating an exciting double-feature. First, a kitchen chat and demo with Brooklyn-based chefs Mavis-Jay Sanders and Sicily Sierra, followed by a lively panel discussion on nutrition, community resilience, and mental health, moderated by vice president of community Colleen Vincent.
Savoring Seafood, Mediterranean Style with Marcus Samuelsson
presented by Genova Premium Tuna and King Oscar
Industry Support Webinar: Using Social Media and PR for Immediate Impact presented by Capital One
Featuring: Corporate Communications Manager Devon Gunn, Enterprise Brand Social & Content Strategy Senior Manager Blair Matthews, and Enterprise Brand Social Media and Content Marketing Strategy Manager Bridgette Beyer, Capital One; and moderated by Director of Sponsor Relations Victoria Jordan Rodriguez, James Beard Foundation
View recording.
Greens NYC: Sushi at Home: How to Hand Roll
Maiko Kyogoku and Emily Yuen, Bessou, NYC
Industry Support Webinar: Underutilized Beef Cuts Across the Menu presented by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, on behalf of the Beef Checkoff
Featuring: Executive Director of Meat Science Bridget Wasser, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff; Chef/Owner Adam Hegsted, Eat Good Group, Liberty Lake, WA; Chef/Owner Esther Choi, Mokbar and Ms. Yoo, NYC; Jennifer Hill Booker, Your Resident Gourmet, Atlanta; and moderated by Impact Programs Manager Emily Rothkrug, James Beard Foundation
Industry Support Webinar: Beef Industry from Pasture to Plate presented by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, on behalf of the Beef Checkoff
Featuring: Cattle Rancher Katie Brenny, Brenny Farms, MN; Feedlot Manager Buck Wehrbein, Mead Cattle Co., Mead, NE; Josh White, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff; Chef Lamar Moore, Bugsy & Meyer’s Steakhouse, Las Vegas; Dr. Howard Conyers, Manning, SC; and moderated by Impact Programs Manager Emily Rothkrug, James Beard Foundation
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Industry Support Webinar: So, This Is Awkward...How to Have Uncomfortable Conversations presented by Captal One
Featuring: Senior Manager Human Resources Consultant Nicole Rossel and HR Specialist Tasha Smith, Capital One and moderated by Director of Sponsor Relations Victoria Jordan Rodriguez, James Beard Foundation
View recording.
Wednesday, September 16
Esther Choi, Mŏkbar, Brooklyn, NY
Akhtar Nawab, Alta Calidad, Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, September 15
Industry Support Webinar: Build Back Better—Practical Safety Solutions
Performance Solutions Product Manager Jeremy Coffin, Day & Nite; President Jon Last, Sports & Leisure Research Group; Chef Albert Di Meglio, Barano, Brooklyn, NY; President Douglas Mass, Cosentini; and moderated by President/CEO Matthew Sher, Day & Nite
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Monday, September 14
Industry Support Webinar: Cash Flow and Business Credit Basics presented by Capital One
Featuring: Financial Access Educator Sean Chrysostom, Capital One; Business Development New York Team Lead Sandra Bojorque, Accion, NYC; and moderated by Director of Sponsor Relations Victoria Jordan Rodriguez, James Beard Foundation
View recording.
Thursday, August 27
Industry Support Webinar: Your Voice Matters—VOTE
Featuring: Reema Ahmad, Movement Voter Project; Kevin Ballen, Vote Early Day; Keara Fenzel, Impactual; chef Deborah Van Trece, Twisted Soul Cookhouse, Atlanta; and moderated by chef Evan Hanczor, Egg, Brooklyn, NY
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James Beard Media Awards at Home: The Wok Therapist Will See You Now
Panelist: Grace Young, The Stir Fry Guru and cookbook author (2020 James Beard Broadcast Media Award: Online Video, Fixed Location and/or Instructional, 2011 James Beard Book Award: International) and Harrison Jeffs, Filmmaker
Moderated by Hsiao-Ching Chou, James Beard Book Awards committee chair and author of Chinese Soul Food
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Gather Film Q&A—The Fight to Reclaim Native Foodways
Featuring: Director Sanjay Rawal; Executive Producer A-dae Romero-Briones, First Nations Development Institute, Longmont, CO; Seed and Knowledge Keeper Twila Cassadore, I-Collective; Journalist Kim Baca, Indian Country Today; and moderated by Vice President of Community Colleen Vincent, James Beard Foundation.
View recording.
Industry Support Webinar: Your Voice Matters—Congress, Constituents, and the RESTAURANTS Act
Featuring: Robert Murray, Legislative Director, Office of Senator Roger Wicker; Patti Ross, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Moderated by Tiffany Derry, chef and restaurateur, Tiffany Derry Concepts and Roots Chicken Shak.
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Industry Support Webinar: Build Back Better—Wages and Benefits
Featuring: Chef/Owner Judy Ni, Bao.logy, Philadelphia; Chef/Owner James Mark, Big King and North, Providence, RI; and moderated by Impact and Community Coordinator Debbie Holloway, James Beard Foundation
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Yoshi Yamada, Superkhana International, Chicago
Industry Support Webinar: Farmworkers in the Food System
Featuring: Gerardo Reyes Chávez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL; Attorney Andrea Schmitt, Columbia Legal Services, Seattle; Executive Director Mily Treviño-Sauceda, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Oxnard, CA; Pacific Northwest Regional Director Victoria Ruddy, United Farm Workers, WA; Farmworker and Founder Carmen Obeso, De Campesino A Campesino, Oxnard, CA; Translator Diveli Perez; and Moderated by Senior Reporter Gosia Wozniacka, Civil Eats
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Dennis Ngo, Di An Di, Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, August 13
Industry Support Webinar: Your Voice Matters–Social Media for Social Good
Featuring: Clay Williams, Black Food Folks, NYC; chef Paola Velez, Bakers Against Racism and Maydan, Washington, D.C.; and Matt McClure, The Hive at 21c, Bentonville, AR; and Moderated Angela Garbacz, Goldenrod Pastries, Lincoln, NE
View recording.
Wednesday, August 12
James Beard Media Awards at Home: Beard on Books: Quarantine Cooking
Panelists: Amy Chaplin, author of Whole Food Cooking Every Day (James Beard Book Award: Vegetable-Focused Cooking)
Yohanis Gebreyesus, author of Ethiopia (James Beard Award: International)
Leo Robitschek, author of The NoMad Cocktail Book (James Beard Award: Beverage with Recipes)
Moderated by Hsiao-Ching Chou, James Beard Book Awards committee chair and author of Chinese Soul Food
Some food books inspire you to eat. The best cookbooks inspire you to get into the kitchen. Join these award-winning authors for a collection of live demonstrations that will showcase the fine storytelling, recipe writing, and cooking skills that earned them their James Beard Book Awards.
View recording.
Want to make the demonstrated recipes yourself? View here
Industry Support Webinar: Fresh Food or Shelf-Stable? Exploring Factors of a Modern Diet
Featuring: James Beard Leadership Award Winner and Director of the Food and Environment Program Dr. Ricardo Salvador (Zapotec), Union of Concerned Scientists; Attorney, Judge, and Traditional Food Advocate Hillary Renick (Pomo/Paiute); Kalen Goodluck, High Country News; and Moderated by A-dae Romero-Briones, First Nations Development Institute, Longmont, CO
View recording
Monday, August 10
Industry Support Webinar: Let's Talk About Mental Health
Featuring: Marketing & Event Specialist and Co-Founder Hassel Aviles and Executive Chef and Co-Founder Ariel Coplan, Not 9 to 5, Toronto; and Moderated by VP of Community Colleen Vincent, James Beard Foundation
View recording
Thursday, August 6
Industry Support Webinar: Your Voice Matters—Storytelling for Advocacy
Featuring: Kandia Johnson, Founder & Chief Experience Officer, Kandid Conversations; Roshara Sanders, culinary advocate humanitarian and Chefs Boot Camp alumni; Dawn Padmore, Vice President of Culinary Marketing, Karlitz & Company; and Janina Lagemann-Doné, Strategy Director, Giant Spoon; and moderated by Preeti Mistry, Chef, Entrepreneur, Author: The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook
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Featuring: VP Nancy Schwartz-Brooks, Sysco Corporation; National Account Manager Brittany Kepple, Hoffmaster; VP Patrick Lynch, Foodbuy LLC; and Owner/Operator Subrina Collier, The Yolk Cafe and Leah and Louise, Charlotte, NC; and moderated by Andrew Greene, Chartwells Higher Education Division
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Industry Support Webinar: Your Voice Matters: Food Policy in COVID-19
Presented by Fever-Tree Premium Mixers
Moderated by Gustavo Arellano, Features Writer for the Los Angeles Times and James Beard Journalism Awards committee member
View recording.
Featuring: Melanie Brown, Salmon State, Bristol Bay, AK; David Shields, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Germaine Jenkins, Future Farm Inc., North Charleston, SC; Ian Boden, The Shack and The Staunton Grocery,
Staunton, VA; and moderated by VP of Community Colleen Vincent, James Beard Foundation.
View Recording.
Industry Support Webinar: Your Voice Matters: Chefs at Work in Policy and Change
Featuring: Chefs Kevin Mitchell (SC); Judy Ni (PA); Sadhana Raj (AZ); and moderated by Impact Programs Manager Ashley Kosiak, James Beard Foundation.
View Recording.
Greens NYC and Chicago: The Magic of Mixers: Mules and Spritzes
Fanny Chu, Donna, Brooklyn, NY
Presented by Fever-Tree Premium Mixers
Industry Support Webinar: COVID-19 and Local Food: Challenges and Opportunities
Featuring: James Beard Leadership Award Winner and Executive Director Cornelius Blanding, The Federation of Southern Cooperatives; Executive Director Dena Leibman, Future Harvest; CEO/Farmer/Co-Owner Lindsey Lusher Shute, Farm Generations and Hearty Roots Community Farm; Farmer/Co-Owner/Manager Wendy Johnson, Jóia Food Farm and Center View Farms; and moderated by Senior Policy Reporter Lisa Elaine Held, Civil Eats
View Recording.
Featuring: Chefs Gregory Gourdet (OR), Danielle Leoni (AZ), Sue Bette (VT), and Bobby Stuckey (CO), Independent Restaurant Coalition; and moderated by Impact Programs Manager Ashley Kosiak, James Beard Foundation
View Recording.
Greens NYC and Chicago: The Magic of Mixers: Highballs and Tonics
Fanny Chu, Donna, Brooklyn, NY
Presented by Fever-Tree Premium Mixers
Wednesday, July 15
James Beard Media Awards at Home: Representation in Food Media
Panelists:
Pati Jinich, host of Pati's Mexican Table (Broadcast Media: Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location winner)
Marc Fennell, host of It Burns (Broadcast Media: Audio Program winner)
Amanda Kludt, Editor-in-chief of Eater
Moderated by Debbie Mitchell, CEO/ Founder of Deborah Mitchell Media Associates and Past Vice-Chair of the Broadcast Media Awards committee
View recording.
Industry Support Webinar: Lessons From Indigenous Food Models in a Time of Pandemic
Featuring Petra Harmon One Hawk, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; Valerie Segrest, Native American Agriculture Fund; and moderated by A-dae Romero-Briones, First Nations Development Institute, Longmont, CO
View recording.
Monday, July 13
Industry Support Webinar: Gatekeeping in the Hospitality Industry
Featuring: James Beard Award Winner Will Guidara, Welcome Conference; Tahiirah Habibi, The Hue Society; Justin Gaines, Lou Reda’s: An American Table, Rocky Mount, NC; Erick Williams, Virtue Restaurant & Bar, Chicago; Omar Tate, Honeysuckle Projects, NYC; Enrika Williams, Fauna Foodworks, Jackson, MS; and moderated by James Beard Award Winner JJ Johnson, Field Trip Harlem, NYC and Just Eats with Chef JJ
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Industry Support Webinar: The PRIME Act: Regulations, Ranchers, and Restaurants
Featuring: Rhiannon Hampson, Office of Representative Chellie Pingree, Washington, D.C.; Duskie Estes, ZAZU Catering + Farm, Sebastopol, CA; Butcher and Educator Bryan Mayer, Hawaii; and moderated by Impact Manager Ashley Kosiak, James Beard Foundation
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Industry Support Webinar: COVID-19 and Supply Chains
Featuring: Andrew Greene, Compass Group; Chef Adrian Lipscombe, Uptown Cafe and the 40 Acres and a Mule Project, La Crosse, WI; Director of Programs for Native Agriculture and Food Systems A-dae Romero-Briones, First Nations Development Institute, Longmont, CO; and moderated by VP of Community Colleen Vincent, James Beard Foundation
View recording.
Panelists: Dr. Cynthia Greenlee, scholar, writer and editor (Journalism: Foodways); Chris Smith, author of The Whole Okra (Book: Reference, History, and Scholarship Winner); and Betsy Shepherd, reporter for Gravy (Broadcast Media: Audio Reporting Winner).
Moderated by Adrian Miller, James Beard Book Award Winner, Soul Food Scholar and Restaurant and Chef Awards committee member.
View recording.
Host Arnold Myint a.k.a. Suzy Wong
Adrian De Berardinis aka The Bear-Naked Chef
DJ Hesta Prynn, NYC
Haus, Sonoma, CA
JBF Award Nominee Bradley Kilgore and Soraya Kilgore, Alter, Ember, Kaido, BRAVA by Brad Kilgore, Miami
Padma Lakshmi, Host and Executive Producer, Taste the Nation
Clare Reichenbach, CEO, James Beard Foundation
Naz Deravian, Author of "Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories" (featured in EP 106 of Taste the Nation)
Brandon Jew, Chef/owner, Mister Jiu & Mamahuhu (featured in EP 105 of Taste the Nation)
Greens NYC and Chicago: Sparkling Wine 101
Chef Instructor, Author, and Food Advocate Jennifer Hill Booker, GA
Chef & Owner Deborah VanTrece, Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours, Atlanta
Mixologist Tiffanie Barriere, The Drinking Coach, Atlanta
Host/ Award Winning Journalist Rose Scott, Closer Look with Rose Scott, Atlanta's NPR station, 90.1 FM WABE
Greens NYC and Chicago: Breakfast for Dinner
Suzanne Cupps and Theo Lieberman, 232 Bleecker
James Beard Media Awards at Home: What is food writing's role in a divided nation?
Chef Tunde Wey and John T. Edge Moderated by Jamila Robinson, Journalism Awards chair and food editor for Philadelphia Inquirer
View recording.
Tuesday, June 16
Grilling & Chilling with Dogfish Head
JBF Award Winner and Founder Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, Delaware and Zachery Dick, Chesapeake & Maine, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Greens NYC and Chicago: Aperitivo Hour
Joe Campanale, Fausto and LaLou, Brooklyn, New York
Monday, June 8
Greens NYC: Red, White, and Orange: A Natural Wine Drink-Along
Halley Chambers and Henry Rich, Rhodora Wine Bar, Brooklyn, NY
Friday, May 29
Greens Chicago: Let's Talk Tiki
Kevin Beary, Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago
Thursday, May 28
Beard Cocktail Sessions: Bitters Make It Better
Tobin Ludwig, Eduardo Simeon, and Jomaree Pinkard, Hella Cocktail Co., NYC with Jourdan Ludwig, Friends + Family, Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
James Beard Media Awards at Home: Writing, Reporting, Broadcasting about Food During a Global Pandemic
Panelists:
Hsiao-Ching Chou, James Beard Book Awards committee chair, author, Chinese Soul Food
John Kessler, James Beard Journalism Awards chair (2020), writer and author
Jamila Robinson, James Beard Journalism Awards chair (2021), food editor, Philadelphia Inquirer
Ken Rubin, James Beard Broadcast Awards chair, chief culinary officer, Rouxbe Online Cooking School
Moderated by Mitchell Davis, chief strategy officer, James Beard Foundation
Veiw recording.
Greens NYC and Chicago: The Power of Pad Thai
Leah Cohen, Piggyback and Pig and Khao, NYC
Tuesday, May 26
Smoke and Ribs
Melissa Cookston, Memphis Barbecue Co., Memphis and Atlanta
Thursday, May 21
Beard Cocktail Sessions: The Art of Leo
Leo Robitschek, The Sydell Group, NYC; Austin; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Palm Springs; CA; Scottsdale; AZ; Washington, D.C.; and London
Tuesday, May 19
Salmon: The Gateway Fish presented by Skuna Bay Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon
Gerald Sombright, Knife & Spoon, The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando, Grande Lakes, Florida
Thursday, May 14
Beard Cocktail Sessions: Calling All Llama Lovers!
Lynnette Marrero, Llama San and Llama Inn, Brooklyn, New York
Friday, May 8
Greens NYC and Chicago: Food Photo Tips
Clay Williams, Clay Williams Photo and Black Food Folks, Brooklyn, New York
Thursday, May 7
Beard Cocktail Sessions: World of Agave
Ivy Mix, Leyenda, Brooklyn, New York and Speed
Wednesday, May 5
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo
Sylvia Casares, Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen, Houston
Wednesday, April 29
Greens NYC and Chicago: Quarantine Cocktails
Allison Kave, Butter & Scotch, Brooklyn, New York
Greens NYC and Chicago: Pasta Primer: Let's Make Pici!
Meryl Feinstein, Pasta Social Club, Austin
