James Beard News

In keeping with its Hawaiian heritage and spirit of Aloha, Roy's Restaurants is announcing its Pay Your Way promotion.

When life demands cooking every last living thing in your pantry... Luck Productions presents Prime Cuts a?" a new interactive cooking program kicking off this Friday, April 10.

Chef David Burke, well known for his scrappy New Jersey, never-quit attitude, has launched #FeedtheHeroes, an operation to provide meals to first responders and medical personnel on the frontlines of the pandemic battle in the New Jersey and New York City area.

Broadayworld Food and Wine continues our recipe series from renowned chefs with dishes that are easy to prepare and guaranteed to please. Here's one for breakfast or a a brunch meal. This luscious French Toast by Donatella Arpaia is perfect for home cooks.

The NOCCA Institute has cancelled its 2020 ART&SOUL gala, which was scheduled to take place Saturday, March 21 on the campus of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. However, the Institute will hold its silent auction and Winner's Choice Raffle as planned, with special livestreams on Facebook and Instagram.

Elia Suleiman, Asian-American Filmmaking, LA HAINE, FilmAfrica, and more announced at BAM, April-May 2020

Celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Vivian Howard, who previously hosted the award-winning series A CHEF'S LIFE, returns to PBS in a new six-part series, SOMEWHERE SOUTH. A culinary tour exploring the dishes that are uniting cultures and creating new traditions across the American South, SOMEWHERE SOUTH premieres Fridays, March 27-May 1, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video App.

Ugly Delicious is back for a second season! The critically-acclaimed Netflix Original Documentary series from James Beard Award-Winning Chef David Chang and Academy Award-Winner Morgan Neville returns on March 6th. Special guests include Nick Kroll, Aziz Ansari, Padma Lakshmi, food writers Helen Rosner and Chris Ying, Danny McBride, Bill Simmons, and Dave Choe.

More than 200 of Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's dedicated community leaders and philanthropists gathered for a festive evening at the Celebrating Philanthropy Dinner and reception on February 10, 2020 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The featured speaker was Michael Solomonov, a James Beard Award-Winning Chef, and the evening honored the vision and leadership of dedicated community leader and philanthropist Judith A. Levy. The event was chaired by Hope and Gene Silverman; Rita and Charles Bronfman served as Honorary Chairs.

East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District (EPABID) presents the 8th Annual East Passyunk Restaurant Week, with two dozen award-winning restaurants offering three course prix fixe lunch and/or dinner menus starting Monday February 24th through Friday March 6th.

Bravo's 'Top Chef' jets to the City of Angels for Season 17 with All Stars LA, premiering with a supersized episode on Thursday, March 19 from 10 - 11:15 pm ET/PT. The Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series returns with 10 Finalists and 5 Front Runners, chasing the one thing that eluded them all -- the coveted title of 'Top Chef.' It has been nine seasons since the first All Stars competition, and these chefs aren't holding any punches as they battle it out for the largest cash prize in 'Top Chef' history. The chefs will compete across iconic locations in Los Angeles including the Griffith Observatory, The Getty Center, The Walt Disney Concert Hall, the LA Coliseum, and for the first time in show history, an epic finale in Italy. The series returns with host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio, and judge Gail Simmons, along with some of the biggest names in the culinary world, as well as some of your favorite celebrity foodies.

Universal Studios Hollywood announces the roster of “Top Chef” alumni participating in its first-ever Bravo's Top Chef Food & Wine Festival along with a first look at some of the appetizing dishes guests will have the chance to sample at the event taking place on March 19-20.

After 17 years of dreaming, the Diego Symphony has announced the inaugural season lineup and official name for the highly-anticipated permanent outdoor concert venue, The Shell. Opening in July, The Shell-a symbolic name inspired by the venue's dramatic shape and unique waterfront location-will be an acoustically superior and architecturally captivating structure within a newly upgraded public park. The Diego Symphony's first season at The Shell expands upon its wide range of musical genres -from classical concerts to Broadway, Jazz to R&B-that highlight the city's world-class orchestra, showcase the acoustical excellence of the venue, and will attract a wider range of audiences.

Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Chef Sampogna about his career and FREVO in Greenwich Village for our 'Chef Spotlight.'

National Pizza Day is on 2/9 and Broadwayworld.com caught up to Celebrity Chef, TV personality, restaurateur and cookbook author, Donatella Arpaia to talk about her popular NYC eatery, Prova Pizzabar.

Emerson Colonial Theatre has announced an evening of conversation with Yotam Ottolenghi. The chef, restauranteur and the best-selling food writer of 'Jerusalem' and 'Plenty' will speak at the Emerson Colonial Theatre on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 8 p.m. The evening will be moderated by Dan Souza of 'America's Test Kitchen.'

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Chef Norman Van Aken and partners Tom and Kim Wood announce that they are re-opening their flagship restaurant on Sand Lake's famed Restaurant Row in the iconic Dellagio Town Center. Plans for a unique renovation of the 7,500 square foot space, revealed in first quarter 2020, will show a complete reimagining of the anchor space at the corner of Sand Lake Road and Della. Including a bold new look for 1,750 square feet of outdoor event space. The grand opening for NORMAN'S is targeted for late summer 2020. NORMAN'S will feature a contemporary menu that will be announced in late Spring but is reported to include some of Chef Van Aken's signature dishes as well as some of the legendary Chef's newest inspirations. The company is continuing to employ Yusuf Yildiz as general manager of the new restaurant and Laura Fletcher as private event manager. In August of 2019 Chef Norman Van Aken, Florida's sole chef recipient of The James Beard 'Who's Who in America' Award, celebrated the 16th anniversary of the flagship restaurant, NORMAN'S at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. He said this about the decision to move to Dellagio: 'As we enter the next part of our journey - we are activating a space that is almost twice as large as our old space. This is in alignment with our goal of creating more world-class events in Orlando. Restaurant Row's proximity to the Orange County Convention center allows us to better serve the estimated 1.4 million expected convention-goers in 2020. Dellagio is the perfect fit for our expanding vision of food and service to the community and to travelers.' NORMAN'S features Chef and decorated Cookbook Author Norman Van Aken and his culinary team. Chef Van Aken's internationally acclaimed 'New World Cuisine' is an exciting, healthful and delicious fusion of Florida with the power of Latin, Caribbean and Asian roots. 'NORMAN'S will be an anchoring presence for Dellagio. We are working closely with the team at Norman's on the stunning, genre-defining renovation taking place. We are excited about the prestige that this award-winning brand and iconic personality bring to the Dellagio collective footprint and to Restaurant Row.' - Joe LeBas, President, Managing Director and Founder, Concorde Group Holdings, LLC Dellagio - The Heart of Sand Lake - located in the Dr. Phillips area of Orlando just minutes from Central Florida's world-class theme parks and the Orange County Convention Center. Dellagio is home to some of Orlando's favorite award-winning restaurants, a full line up of wellness and beauty destinations and a host of professional service brands. Over 30 brands make up the Dellagio family. www.dellagiooralndo.com

Today MSNBC announced What's Eating America, hosted by four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality and chef Andrew Zimmern, which premieres on Sunday, February 16 at 9 p.m. ET with a special two-hour long episode featuring fellow award-winning chef and humanitarian José Andrés.

Loghaven Artist Residency, a newly created residency for emerging and established artists in the fields of visual art, dance, music, writing, theater, and interdisciplinary work, announces its first group of artists and the completion of its campus. The launch of Loghaven Artist Residency is the culmination of years of planning, research, design, and input from artists, arts leaders, and the Alliance of Artist Communities.