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News Archive for James Beard Foundation

TED KRUCKEL 07.28.09 12:49 PM

Wacky Watermill Center Still Draws Dress-to-Impressers

The Watermill Center has all sorts of education and community programs, many involving children.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash

FROM NEW YORK The gardens and grounds surrounding the Watermill Center were positively crawling with photographers, camera crews, and commentators during the cocktails preceding the annual summer benefit held on Saturday. But unlike most other Hamptons gangbangs, they weren't all packed together, clamoring for Kelly Ripa’s attention. In fact, while I asked Rufus Wainwright about his second annual concert here ("Last Song of Summer" with Norah Jones on August 29), I sensed photogs whizzing behind me, unawares.

That’s because there were tons of crazy and (mostly) interesting art performances and installations to shoot. This year’s theme, “Inferno,” was especially fruitful, yielding: MORE >>

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EVENT REPORT 05.05.09 4:04 PM

James Beard Awards Honor Women With Hot Pink Decor, Female Chefs

The Beard Awards' gala reception
Photo: Roger Dong for BizBash

FROM NEW YORK The James Beard Foundation returned to Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall Monday night for its annual award ceremony and chef-filled gala reception. Widely considered one of the most prestigious honors in the food business, the event drew about 1,700 people to watch the award show and sample a smorgasbord of food at the reception afterward. In spite of—or perhaps in response to—the lagging economy and struggling restaurant industry, organizers didn't tone down the glamour of previous years, and went with punchy pink decor in tribute to women in food, this year's theme. The event featured an all-female roster of 23 chefs in the grand tasting, as well as women mixologists, wine makers, cheese makers, and other food producers, for a total of 60 stations.

Foundation president Susan Ungaro said the theme was chosen to celebrate the number of female food professionals who have won Beard awards—350 over the past 19 years—and because of the timing of the soon-to-be-released movie Julie & Julia, in which Meryl Streep plays Julia Child, a friend of James Beard and a founding member of the organization. "[The movie] offered us another opportunity to celebrate one of the great women chefs in history and her link to James Beard," said Ungaro. Sony pictures created a special trailer of the movie that played during the awards, which were co-hosted by Stanley Tucci (who plays Child's husband, Paul, in the movie), Cat Cora, and Emeril Lagasse. MORE >>

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NEWS 02.16.09 1:23 PM

James Beard Foundation to Announce 2009 Awards Finalists in Chicago

On March 23, the James Beard Foundation will hold an invitation-only breakfast at Frontera Grill, where reps from the culinary organization will announce the final nominees for its annual awards. The event will mark the first time the announcements have taken place outside of New York City. The awards, however, will return to Manhattan's Avery Fisher Hall on May 4, this year celebrating women in food.

Last Friday, the foundation announced the restaurant and chef semifinalists for its 2009 awards. Making the list were local restaurants such as Spiaggia (for Outstanding Service) and Avenues at the Peninsula, which received a nod in the Wine Service category. MORE >>

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NEWS 03.25.08 3:57 PM

Beard Foundation Announces 2008 Nominees

Martha Stewart at the 2007 award gala
Photo: Andre Maier

FROM NEW YORK Yesterday morning, the James Beard Foundation announced this year’s award nominees at a ceremony held at the James Beard House.

Nominations for Outstanding Restaurant include Gramercy Tavern and Jean Georges in New York and Campanile in Los Angeles. In the running for Best New Restaurant is Anthos in New York, Central Michel Richard in Washington, and Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles.

Outstanding Chef nominees include Dan Barber for New York's Blue Hill, Grant Achatz for Alinea in Chicago, José Andrés for Washington's Minibar, and Suzanne Goin for Lucques in Los Angeles.

Outstanding Restaurateur nominees include Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali for Babbo in New York, Jean-Georges Vongerichten for Jean-Georges Management L.L.C. in New York, Richard Melman for Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises in Chicago, and Wolfgang Puck for the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group in Beverly Hills. MORE >>

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