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:
December 12, 2024
FOJBB: Aberdeen Township, NJ
Lita and La Otra
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January 26, 2025
FOJBB: St. Augustine, FL
Peña-Peck House
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Looking Ahead...
FOJBB: Palm Desert, CA
Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival
James Beard Luncheon
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FOJBB: Colon, MI
Farrand Hall
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FOJBB: Leawood, KS
Hallbrook Country Club
FOJBB: Mackinac Island, MI
Past Events
2024
- Hoboken, NJ - Halifax at W Hoboken Nov 21
- Chicago, IL - Adorn at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Nov 14
- Honolulu, HI - Hawaii Food & Wine Festival/Culinary EmpowHERment Nov 10
- San Diego, CA - San Diego Food + Wine Festival, Grand Decant Nov 8
- Atlanta, GA - Sunday Supper South at Ponce City Market/Scout Living Nov 3
- NYC - Sunday Supper at Chelsea Market Oct 27
- Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand America Hotel Oct 26
- Sloatsburg, NY - Valley Rock Inn & Mountain Club Oct 24
- Boston, MA - La Padrona x Wequassett Resort Oct 9
- Nationals Park, Washington, DC - Stadium Chef Series Oct 5
- Indianapolis, IN - Epicurean Indy Oct 4
- Topsail Beach, NC - Beach Shop & Grill Sept 28
- Des Moines, IA - Oak Park Sept 28
- Citi Field, Queens, NY - Stadium Chef Series Sept 27
- Mackinac Island, MI - Cork & Fork Festival Sept 27-29
- Honolulu, HI - Istanbul restaurant Sept 9
- Hudson Valley, NY - Private Estate Sept 1
- Saratoga, WY - Brush Creek Ranch Aug 16-18
- Chicago, IL - Publican Quality Meats July 25
- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - Terranea Resort July 21
- Colon, MI - Farrand Hall July 12
- Charlotte, NC - The Cookout by NGAAP June 29
- Martha's Vineyard, MA - MV Food & Wine Festival June 6-9
- Sunday Supper at Union Market, Washington, DC June 2
- Lexington, KY - Feast for FoodChain May 22
- Grenada, West Indies May 18
- Sugar Land, TX - Bazaar Food and Wine Festival May 18
- Nantucket, MA - Nantucket Wine & Food Festival May 15-19
- Nashville, TN - International Market April 28
- Montecito, CA - Caruso's at Rosewood Miramar Beach April 24
- Chatham, MA - Chatham Bars Inn April 19
- Philadelphia, PA April 11
- Pebble Beach, CA - Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival April 4
- Palm Desert, CA - Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival March 22
- La Jolla, CA - Marisi March 20
- Great Lakes Eat + Drink, Detroit, MI - Frame March 7-9
- Colonial Culinary Classic, Fort Worth, TX March 4
- Kansas City, MO - The American March 2
- Paso Robles, CA - At Her Table Festival March 1
- Sand Valley Chefs Invitational, WI March 1
- Cleveland, OH - Cordelia February 1
2023
- Tucson, AZ December 16
- Orlando, FL November 9
- Beard by the Bay, Tampa, FL October 29
- Wilmington, DE October 29
- Orlando, FL October 21
- Oakland, CA October 18
- Henderson, NV October 16
- Sunday Supper South, Atlanta, GA October 15
- Greenough, MT October 13-15
- Greencastle, IN September 30
- Mackinac Island, MI September 29 - October 1
- Fenway Park, Boston, MA September 29
- Las Vegas, NV September 26
- Hudson Valley, NY September 3
- Santa Barbara, CA August 24
- Sugar Land, TX July 15
- Target Field, Minneapolis, MN June 25
- Kansas City, MO June 24
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL June 4
- Sunday Supper at Chelsea Market May 21
- Nantucket, MA May 17-May 21
- Sunday Supper at Union Market, DC May 7
- Milwaukee, WI April 25
- Wilmington, DE April 23
- Orlando, FL April 19
- Nashville, TN March 28
- Palm Desert, CA March 24
- Tarrytown, NY March 13
- Boston Food & Wine Festival March 11
- Great Lakes Eat & Drink, Detroit, MI March 9-11
- Chef Invitational, Sand Valley, WI, March 3
- Fort Worth, TX, February 20
2022
- Raleigh, NC, December 8, 2022
- Sunday Supper South, Atlanta, November 6, 2022
- Charlotte, NC, October 19, 2022
- Mackinac Island, MI, September 30 - October 2, 2022
- Palm Beaches, FL, August 2, 2022
- Miami, FL, June 25, 2022
- Colombus, OH, June 25, 2022
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, June 12, 2022
- Sunday Supper at Union Market, Washington, D.C., June 5, 2022
- St. Louis, MO, June 2 & 3, 2022
- Sunday Supper at Chelsea Market, New York City, May 1, 2022
- Springfield, MO, April 9, 2022
- Park City, UT, April 9, 2022
- Park City, UT, April 8, 2022
- Palm Desert, CA, March 25, 2022
- New York City, February 17, 2022
- Sunday Supper at Union Market, Washington, D.C., September 12, 2021