Here's what happening both at the Beard House and in a city near you next week:
Monday, May 11, 7:00 p.m.
Modern Sushi and Sake Dégustation
Yoshi Kousaka, Jewel Bako, NYC / Hiroko Shimbo, Hiroko’s Kitchen, NYC / Sake Sommeliers Hiroko Furukawa and Rick Smith, Sakaya, NYC
Tuesday, May 12, 7:00 p.m.
Vermont Farm to Table
Mark Timms, Topnotch Resort and Spa, Stowe, VT
Wednesday, May 13, 12:00 p.m.
Beard on Books
Sara Jenkins and Mindy Fox, Olives and Oranges: Recipes and Flavor Secrets from Italy, Spain, Cyprus, and Beyond
Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.
Denver Five
Jamey Fader, Lola, Denver / Pastry Chef Keegan Gerhard, D Bar Desserts, Denver / Troy Guard, TAG / Matt Selby, Steuben’s Vesta Dipping Grill, Denver / Tyler Wiard, Elway’s, Denver
Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.
Celebrity Chef Tour: Portland, OR
Host Chef Aaron Barnett / Celebrity Chef Kenny Giambalvo, Bluehour, Portland, OR / Celebrity Chef Bernard Guillas, Marine Room, La Jolla, CA
This event will be held in Portland, OR.
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 p.m.
New Southern Traditions
Carvel Grant Gould, Canoe, Atlanta
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 p.m.
Celebrity Chef Tour: Seattle
Host Chef James Hassell / Celebrity Chef Ethan Stowell, Anchovies & Olives, How to Cook a Wolf, Tavolàta, and Union, Seattle
This event will be held in Seattle.
Friday, May 15, 7:00 p.m.
Tuscan Wine Lovers’ Dinner
Rossano Giannini, Lanterna Tuscan Bistro, Nyack, NY
Saturday, May 16, 7:00 p.m.
Modern Chesapeake Celebration
Jim Hughes, Restaurant 213, Fruitland, MD
For details and reservations, visit www.jamesbeard.org or call 212-627-2308.
(Photo by Mitzi Morris)