THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS:THESE ANNUAL AWARDS ARE THE HIGHEST HONOR FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN NORTH AMERICA. MORE THAN 60 AWARDS ARE GIVEN OUT EACH SPRING, INCLUDING THE CATEGORIES OF: COOKBOOKS, RESTAURANTS AND CHEFS, BROADCAST MEDIA, DESIGN AND GRAPHICS, JOURNALISTIC ACHIEVEMENT. NOMINEES AND AWARD WINNERS ARE SELECTED BY THEIR INDUSTRY PEERS (TOTALLY INDEPENDENT OF JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION STAFF OR TRUSTEES) WITH MORE THAN 600 CULINARY PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE VOTING PROCESS. THE 2 ANNUAL JBF EVENTS WERE: THE MEDIA AWARDS RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN BOOKS, BROADCAST, AND JOURNALISM AT A CEREMONY HELD ON APRIL 25, 2017, AT PIER SIXTY AT CHELSEA PIERS IN NYC, AND HOSTING MORE THAN 450 GUESTS; AND THE CHEF, RESTAURANT, WINES AND SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY AND TASTING EVENT HELD ON MAY 1, 2017 AT THE LYRIC OPERA IN CHICAGO, AND ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PARTICIPANTS AND GUESTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.6MProgram 2 [2018]
JBF HOUSE EVENTS:ALL PERFORMING ARTISTS DESERVE A GREAT STAGE. MUSICIANS HAVE CARNEGIE HALL; OPERA SINGERS HAVE THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE. CHEFS, WINEMAKERS, AND RESTAURATEURS HAVE THE JAMES BEARD HOUSE AT WHICH TO SHOWCASE THEIR ART. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018, 191 EVENTS WERE HOSTED AT THE HOUSE, 186 OF WHICH WERE DINNERS, AND THE REMAINDER WORKSHOPS AND TASTING EVENTS. APPROXIMATELY 15,000 GUESTS ATTENDED THESE EVENTS, FEATURING CULINARY PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IN THE FORMER DINING ROOM OF THE "FATHER OF AMERICAN COOKING", JAMES BEARD'S FINAL NEW YORK CITY HOME, WHERE THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION HAS BEEN HOUSED SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1986.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.1MProgram 3 [2018]
TASTE AMERICA PROGRAM:THIS IS OUR ANNUAL TEN-CITY TOUR CELEBRATING AMERICA'S CULINARY DIVERSITY OVER 6 WEEKENDS (SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER 2017) FEATURING "ALL-STAR" GUEST CHEFS FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY, PLUS LOCAL CULINARY TALENT, AND ENGAGING A BROAD NATIONAL AUDIENCE. EACH CITY'S TWO-DAY SCHEDULE INCLUDES AN ELEGANT FUNDRAISING DINNER, FOLLOWED THE NEXT DAY BY AN IN-STORE PUBLIC EVENT WITH FREE CULINARY DEMONSTRATIONS AND BOOK SIGNINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. APPROXIMATE ATTENDANCE IS 250 PEOPLE PER CITY CONSISTING OF DINERS, RETAILS CONSUMERS, MEDIA AND LOCAL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.3M
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