James Beard Foundation

WATCH: Danny Bowien Makes Jimmy Fallon Cook With Absurdly Huge Chopsticks

by Tina Nguyen

Yes, they look like props from a late night comedy show -- but any self-respecting Asian knows of the enormous chopsticks that their parents used for stir-frying. (Remember, the ones the length of a child's entire arm?). Danny Bowien respects the giant chopsticks.

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Eddie Huang On Cooking With Weed (And Cheetos)

by Tina Nguyen

Incredible revelations about the Human Panda abound in the latest edition of High Times. For instance: did you know that Eddie Huang smokes the reefer? If you didn't, prepare to be totally astounded by the rhapsody of weed that is this interview.

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Martha Stewart On Her Ex-Husband: 'He Went Nuts And Left Me! Can You Imagine?'

by Mariella Mosthof

Martha Stewart stopped by The Dr. Oz Show today to hawk her new book Living the Good Long Life, and while conversation turned inevitably to her Match.com dating life, she revealed a few bawdy tidbits we didn't expect to hear from ever-cordial Martha.

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GIVEAWAY: Tickets To Meet (And Eat With!) Adam Richman And 40 Of NYC's Best Chefs

by Laura Norkin

Richman's hosting the NYC event for the third year in a row, and says, "whenever you have a chef that's like, 'this is just something I'm playing with,' you know that's always going to be the dope shit." You know what else is dope? Winning free tickets to The New Taste of the Upper West Side. See how right here:

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Awards

The Winners Of The 2013 James Beard Book, Broadcast And Journalism Awards

by Tina Nguyen 9:26 am, May 4th

Last night, the James Beard Foundation celebrated the people who write, film, and investigate food: authors, television hosts, filmmakers, and journalists.
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Education

2013 James Beard Scholarships Will Cover $484,000 Worth Of Learning

by Tina Nguyen 4:30 pm, March 27th

Considering that chefs graduating from culinary school generally have the worst debt load of their peers, the James Beard Scholarship Program, which began accepting applications for their full-ride scholarships today, is pretty generous.
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Awards

Five Classic American Restaurants That Just Won JBF Awards

by Tina Nguyen 12:27 pm, March 4th

Once a year, the James Beard Foundation gets off its mighty throne of pearl, throws on roughspun peasant clothes, and visits everyday, mom-and-pop restaurants. See the five winners of this year’s America’s Classics.
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Awards

Cecilia Chiang Wins James Beard Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award

by Tina Nguyen 5:31 pm, January 29th

Recognizing her enormous contribution to American cuisine, the James Beard Foundation recently awarded its Lifetime Achivement Award to Cecilia Chiang, the first to introduce authentic Chinese food to the American restaurant scene.
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Education

Rohini Dey Starts Scholarship To Help Women Succeed As Culinary Leaders

by Tina Nguyen 5:06 pm, January 2nd

In her goal to get more women at the helm of the nation’s top restaurants, Rohini Dey has joined forces with the James Beard Foundation to promote female leadership in the culinary industry with the Vermilion Women in Culinary Leadership Scholarship.
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Awards

Rock The Vote: 2013 James Beard Nomination Deadline Is Approaching!

by Mariella Mosthof 2:57 pm, December 29th

Did you know that you’re allowed to submit James Beard Award nominations? Yes, you, sitting on your couch binging on Iron Chef: America episodes on a Saturday morning. You’re qualified to nominate James Beard recipients!
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WATCH: David Bouley And Susan Ungaro Give NYSE Permission To Start Its Daily Capitalism

by Tina Nguyen 12:36 pm, November 14th

To celebrate the 25 years of the James Beard Foundation, chef/CEO Susan Ungaro and uberchef David Bouley, along with the entire organization’s executive staff, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning.
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Video

WATCH: Rick Bayless Describes How He Changed The Chicago Food System Through Trust

by Tina Nguyen 1:34 pm, October 17th

Drawing from his own experiences opening Frontera Grill in Chicago, Bayless spoke on his priorities in building trust between his restaurant, his farmers and consumers, a trust that is severely lacking in a world where e.coli recalls on cabbages scare people away from eating fresh food.
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Interviews

Rick Bayless: We Need To Shrink America’s Food System

by Tina Nguyen 11:47 am, October 16th

How did a man known for sexy moles and yoga positions become such a vocal advocate for what he calls a “human-scale supply system”? What is a “human-scale supply system”? And why does he think that legislation isn’t the answer to all our problems?
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Interviews

Restauranteur Rohini Dey Wants Women To Take Control Of Their Kitchens

by Tina Nguyen 11:41 am, September 17th

Though former World Bank economist Rohini Dey found huge success as the owner of Vermilion, one question bothered her as she rose in the industry: why is it that more women aren’t becoming leaders in the restaurant world?
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