The entry and recommendation period for the 2024 James Beard Awards presented by
@capitalone
is officially open! Whether you published a cookbook or own a restaurant, we encourage you to submit to the 2024 Awards programs by 11/30. Learn more:
Community-focused and independent restaurants are at the heart of every city, town, and village across America. The
#jbfa
broadcast highlights how we need to support local restaurants and keep them
#openforgood
Anthony Bourdain challenged us to ask difficult questions. He held all of us accountable for finding meaning in food, respecting the people who prepare it, and making change in the world. He will be deeply missed.
Breaking
#jbfa
news! Big congratulations to
@chefjoseandres
, our 2018 Humanitarian of the Year award winner. Plus, find out more about this year's theme, “RISE”
Tune in on September 25 at 7:30 P.M. ET to recognize the 2020 JBFA nominees and find out how to help the independent restaurant community survive, rebuild, and thrive.
#openforgood
Last night we raised a glass to the resilience, innovation, leadership, and creativity of folks across the independent restaurant industry at the 2021
#jbfa
celebration. Catch up here:
“This is huge for la raza, this is huge for my people. For all the taqueros, anything is possible.”—Edgar Rico of Nixta Taqueria, 2022
#jbfa
Emerging Chef winner, sponsored by
@SanPellegrino
.
“Thank you to my city of Houston, Texas for loving immigrants. For loving immigrants like me, like my family, welcoming us, and giving us the path to opening our own businesses.”—Alba Huerta of Julep, 2022
#jbfa
Outstanding Bar Program winner.
The future of restaurants is a stronger, more equitable, more sustainable, and more resilient industry. For this year’s
#jbfa
broadcast, we’re showcasing individuals and organizations working for a better tomorrow.
"When we are giving vegetables the respect they deserve, I think we're giving respect to the men and women that work in the fields in America and around the world to produce those vegetables to keep feeding humanity." —
#jbfa
winner
@chefjoseandres
For Profile: “She Was a Soul Food Sensation. Then, 19 Years Ago, She Disappeared.” by
@senatormayukh
for
@Food52
. In 1998, New York’s “doyenne of soul food,” Princess Pamela, disappeared without a trace. Dig into the culinary icon’s past
#jbfa
"You can destroy our trees and our buildings, but you cannot take away our heritage." How JBF Boot Camp alum
@ChefMarioPagan
reevaluates sustainability in Puerto Rico after last fall's devastating hurricane
#JBFImpact
"I mean, life is short. Do you want to spend it eating the burnt perimeters of bread?"–
@trixiemattel
, in her
#jbfa
-nominated video from
@GQMagazine
, "Trixie Mattel Makes a PB&J (and More Importantly, a Cocktail)”:
Nearly 1/3 of all the food produced annually is left to rot in the fields or in our kitchens. Our new cookbook, "Waste Not," will teach you how to turn every root, bone, rind, and stem into a irresistible dish. Pre-order your copy now
#JBFImpact
#chefslead
"If you are hungry, we will feed you...Sometimes a plate of food is all the respect we need."–
@chefjoseandres
the 2018
#jbfa
Humanitarian of the Year with presenter
@andrewzimmern
.
@oh_em_ji_
has an addition to our
#jbfa
PSA on dining out safely: “This one isn’t on the official code of conduct, but I am adding it: tip your waitstaff, generously!
"No one’s born a good cook. You have to learn and practice. Who is going to be the best cook? The people who have been doing it the longest. And that’s grandmas" —
#jbfa
winner
@CiaoSamin
on why she featured older women on her Netflix series (via
@EW
)
“Food is powerful. It nourishes, but it also has the power to be an agent of hope and change,” says 2018 Humanitarian of the Year
@chefjoseandres
. Learn more about José’s incredible story:
#jbfa
"People in need, they don't want our pity. They only want our respect. and sometimes a plate of food is all the respect they need." — 2018
#jbfa
Humanitarian of the Year
@chefjoseandres
. Catch up on the full list of this year's Beard Award winners
The Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award recognizes discerning criticism that contributes to the larger discourse on cuisine or restaurants. The 2022 winner is
@hooleil
for
@Sfchronicle
#jbfa
We are announcing the opening of the James Beard Foundation’s Food and Beverage Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans in recognition of the contributions that these two communities have made to American food and its traditions.”
#jbfa
winner
@the_sioux_chef
intros our new fund
Julia Child would have been 106 today. She came up with the idea to preserve James Beard's NYC townhouse, saying “Something ought to be done with Jim’s house.” We're grateful to the late chef, author + TV personality for her mark on the American food scene. Happy birthday, Julia!
"I mean, life is short. Do you want to spend it eating the burnt perimeters of bread?" ——
@trixiemattel
, in her
#jbfa
–nominated video from
@GQMagazine
, "Trixie Mattel Makes a PB&J (and More Importantly, a Cocktail)”
We’re thrilled to spotlight our 2018 Humanitarian of the Year,
@chefjoseandres
! A multiple
#jbfa
–winning chef and founder of
@WCKitchen
, José shows the power of food through his humanitarian work. Learn more about his incredible work:
"I am the darker brother they sent to eat in the kitchen when company came. But I laughed, and I grew strong. Today I sit at the table and when company comes no will dare say to me eat in the kitchen. I too am America."–
@KosherSoul
paraphrasing Langston Hughes
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We’re pleased to announce the implementation of new sustainable seafood standards at the Beard House and JBF events across the country. Learn more about our new
#SmartCatch
program.
#JBFImpact
"Twenty years ago I was a waitress at a diner in Jersey so even just being invited here is a big deal," says
@KAkunowicz
, winner of the
#jbfa
for Best Chef: Northeast
Nearly 1/3 of all the food produced annually is left to rot in the fields or in our kitchens. Our new cookbook, "Waste Not," will teach you how to turn every root, bone, rind, and stem into a irresistible dish. Pre-order your copy now
#JBFImpact
#chefslead
Our Outstanding Chef Award is one of the most prestigious honors to receive in the culinary community. Who will win this year's award?
Find out by tuning in on May 6th to watch the 2019 James Beard Awards LIVE right here!
#jbfa
We're proud to present the final 2019 America's Classics award to A&A Bake & Double and Roti Shop in Brooklyn! Trinidadian natives Noel and Geeta Brown have been serving up doubles since 2002 when they opened up shop in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Learn more
#jbfa
"I want all of you guys to stand up and repeat after me: 'I rise for equality, for humanity, and Mother Earth.'"–
@dominiquecrenn
, 2018
#jbfa
winner for Best Chef: West to the Beard Award audience
ICYMI: we recently announced
@chefjoseandres
as the recipient of our 2018 Humanitarian of the Year award! Find out more, pluse learn about this year's
#jbfa
theme, “RISE”
This year we lost an irreplaceable voice in the world of culinary journalism,
@thejgold
. In his honor, we’ve introduced a new award that highlights the local writers that make those off-the-beaten-path, local food experiences come alive with their work.
#jbfa
The ethos of BentoBox is to continue evolving the restaurant industry.
Our Best New Restaurant winner, presented by
@get_bento
,
@owamni
is creating space for Indigenous voices in Minneapolis
#jbfa
We're thrilled to announce the Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists of the 2020 James Beard Awards, presented by
@CapitalOne
. Congratulations to all!
#jbfa
"To those cookbook authors, past and present, who have cooked and preserved: I am a link in that chain. There’s life in the old girl yet." — 2019 Cookbook Hall of Fame inductee Jessica B. Harris (
@africooks
)
#jbfa
To help bring swift economic relief to our industry in light of COVID-19, we launched a fund to provide emergency relief to independent food and beverage businesses in need. Donate now.