JBF Events

Chefs for Scher

Friends of James Beard Benefit
Chefs for Scher

Host Chef Laurent Tourondel

Franklin Becker Abe & Arthur’s/ NYC

Ed Brown Eighty One/ NYC

JBF Award Winner Scott Conant Scarpetta/ Miami and NYC

John DeLucie The Waverly Inn/ NYC

JBF Award Winner Bobby Flay Mesa Grill/ NYC

John Fraser Dovetail/ NYC

Alex Garcia Calle Ocho/ NYC

Michael Bao Huynh Bar Bao/ NYC

Stephen Kalt Fornelletto at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa/ Atlantic City, NJ

Corporate Pastry Chef Elizabeth Katz B.R. Guest Restaurants/ NYC

Paul Liebrandt Corton/ NYC

Marc Murphy Landmarc/ NYC

Pastry Chef Nancy Olson Gramercy Tavern/ NYC

JBF Award Winner Jean-Georges Vongerichten Jean Georges/ NYC


Chef Laurent Tourondel of the BLT empire hosts a group of illustrious chefs—including Charlie Trotter, Bobby Flay, Scott Conant, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten—at this exciting walk-around tasting event in celebration of late restaurateur Steven Scher. Proceeds will benefit the Steven Scher Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Restaurateurs and the Beard Foundation.