BEARD HOUSE FELLOWS PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE: BEARD BOX BY: LAY ALSTON

In May 2021, we launched the Beard House Fellows program presented by Capital One, which re-envisions the potential of this historic space into a hub of training and professional development for talented emerging chefs. Each Fellow will have a one-month residence at the Beard House where JBF will provide hard skills training along with the opportunity to develop a meal kit in collaboration with Great Performances that will be available across the country.

Meet our newest Fellow: Lay Alston. From an early age, Lay demonstrated love by cooking for her mother, which sparked her passion for culinary arts. After attending Food and Finance High School and competing with Careers Through Culinary Arts (C-CAP), Lay continued her education at The Culinary Institute of New York-Monroe College. As a professional chef, Lay worked at various New York establishments including Morimoto and Café Boulud. In 2017, Lay appeared in an episode of Celebrity Undercover Boss with a disguised Marcus Samuelsson. Impressed by her work, Samuelsson offered her a spot on his team as a sous chef where she was a part of the opening of  Red Rooster, Shoreditch, in London, staged at Kitchen & Table in Stockholm, Sweden, and worked at Red Rooster in Harlem. Most recently, she worked as a chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in Los Angeles. She is currently in the process of launching an upscale mobile restaurant, soul&wheel.

Lay Alston’s Beard Box will be on sale Monday, November 15 at 9:00 A.M. EST through Tuesday, November 16 at 11:59 P.M. ET.  
Meal Kits serve two (2) guests and will be delivered on November 23.  The virtual event will take place on Tuesday, November 23 at 6:30 P.M. ET.

+ Beard Box is available for nationwide shipping in the continental United States.
+ We cannot deliver to PO boxes.
+ Please note that due to the nature of this event, we are not able to accommodate dietary restrictions at this stage. We appreciate your understanding and support of this policy.
+ Capital One cardholders who purchase an Access Pass will receive an additional exclusive gift.
+ Kits are non-refundable.