Help support the next generation of great American chefs by hosting a Friends of James Beard Benefit® at your restaurant!

By holding a Friends of James Beard Benefit, chefs have the opportunity to stage a high-profile event that supports James Beard Foundation programs.

Benefits can be presented in a variety of formats:

  • Hosts can offer a multi-course tasting menu, a family-style Sunday Supper, or a walk-around party
  • Benefits may be hosted by a single chef or a group of chefs from a particular city or region
  • A restaurant can host its own stand-alone benefit, or a benefit can take place within a larger festival
Benefit hosts will be acknowledged in our digital media.

If you're interested in hosting a benefit or would like to learn more, please contact our director of fundraising initiatives Izabela Wojcik at iwojcik@jamesbeard.org or 212.675.4984x248.

Upcoming events:

 

Looking Ahead...

 
January 26, 2025
FOJBB: St. Augustine, FL
Pena Peck House
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February 28-March 2, 2025
FOJBB: Sand Valley Chef Invitational
Nekoosa, WI
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March 21, 2025
FOJBB: Palm Desert, CA
Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival
James Beard Luncheon
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July 11, 2025
FOJBB: Colon, MI
Farrand Hall
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September 16, 2025
FOJBB: Leawood, KS
Hallbrook Country Club
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October 10-12, 2025
FOJBB: Mackinac Island, MI
Cork & Fork: Celebrating Female Culinary Talent
Grand Hotel
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Past Events

2024

 

2023

 

2022