James Beard News

The New Museum is pleased to announce that Alice Waters, chef, author, activist, philanthropist, proprietor of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café in Berkeley, CA, and internationally admired pioneer of the sustainable food movement, will give the third annual Stuart Regen Visionaries lecture on the evening of May 23, at 7 p.m. in the New Museum Theater.

Bravo hits the road 'Jack,' kicking-off the fourth annual highly-anticipated and widely successful 'Top Chef: The Tour.' The 20-city tour brings the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning, No. 1 food show on cable to fans and foodies nationwide, beginning Friday, April 15th at Soulard Farmers Market in St. Louis, Missouri.

After large-scale partnership collaborations in 2010 with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ('Astronaut's Birthday'), The City of Chicago / The Chicago Park District at Belmont Harbor (FESTIVAL J.O.E.), tour of Brazil with 'The Cabinet', a successful WINTER PAGEANT, Redmoon returns to their home to celebrate the annual benefit gala SPECTACLE LUNATIQUE 2011.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) announced today that the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party hosted by Sir Elton John and David Furnish will take place on Sunday, February 27, at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.

Today, Bravo announced that its newest hit culinary competition series, 'Top Chef Just Desserts,' a spin-off of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef' will be returning for a second season.

After large-scale partnership collaborations in 2010 with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ('Astronaut's Birthday'), The City of Chicago / The Chicago Park District at Belmont Harbor (FESTIVAL J.O.E.), tour of Brazil with 'The Cabinet', a successful WINTER PAGEANT, Redmoon returns to their home to celebrate the annual benefit gala SPECTACLE LUNATIQUE 2011.

Today, Bravo announced that its newest hit culinary competition series, 'Top Chef Just Desserts,' a spin-off of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef' will be returning for a second season.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) announced today that the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party hosted by Sir Elton John and David Furnish will take place on Sunday, February 27, at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.

ARIA Resort & Casino, the premier destination resort in Las Vegas, and Crystals at CityCenter, the exquisite shopping, dining and entertainment experience on the Las Vegas Strip, will host a one-on-one, two-on-one and group date in the fifth episode of The Bachelor, Season 15 Monday, January 31 at 8/7 central on ABC. The episode will feature an exclusive one-on-one date with a VIP shopping expedition at luxury retailers Ermenegildo Zegna, FENDI, Lanvin, Bally and Paul Smith inside Crystals at CityCenter as well as a first-of-its-kind private dinner on the Crystals rooftop with a beautiful fireworks presentation from the renowned Fireworks by Grucci; a two-on-one date in Sage restaurant with extraordinary cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Shawn McClain and a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the cast of Viva ELVISTM by Cirque du Soleil; and a group date at ARIA's luxurious pools, all with the newest Bachelor, Brad Womack. Womack, who shocked Bachelor fans by rejecting both of his final bachelorettes in one of the most controversial finales in the series' history, returns three years later, having undergone a radical personal transformation he feels sure has readied him to make a genuine commitment to a relationship.

ARIA Resort & Casino, the premier destination resort in Las Vegas, and Crystals at CityCenter, the exquisite shopping, dining and entertainment experience on the Las Vegas Strip, will host a one-on-one, two-on-one and group date in the fifth episode of The Bachelor, Season 15 Monday, January 31 at 8/7 central on ABC. The episode will feature an exclusive one-on-one date with a VIP shopping expedition at luxury retailers Ermenegildo Zegna, FENDI, Lanvin, Bally and Paul Smith inside Crystals at CityCenter as well as a first-of-its-kind private dinner on the Crystals rooftop with a beautiful fireworks presentation from the renowned Fireworks by Grucci; a two-on-one date in Sage restaurant with extraordinary cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Shawn McClain and a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the cast of Viva ELVISTM by Cirque du Soleil; and a group date at ARIA's luxurious pools, all with the newest Bachelor, Brad Womack. Womack, who shocked Bachelor fans by rejecting both of his final bachelorettes in one of the most controversial finales in the series' history, returns three years later, having undergone a radical personal transformation he feels sure has readied him to make a genuine commitment to a relationship.

André Soltner, founder and chef of the legendary New York restaurant Lutèce, will create a special edition of New York Philharmonic Musical Suppers, Friday, January 7, 2011.

As the network continues to ramp up its original programming amid its record-ratings streak, Bravo Media promoted Andy Cohen to Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Development. The announcement was made today by Frances Berwick, President, Bravo Media. Cohen will continue to report to Berwick and will be based in New York.

André Soltner, founder and chef of the legendary New York restaurant Lutèce, will create a special edition of New York Philharmonic Musical Suppers, Friday, January 7, 2011.

In celebration of the year's top country artists, CMT has invited three of the nation's most highly respected chefs to create a three course tasting menu to complement an elegant evening honoring Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Zac Brown Band, in the new special, CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR, premiering Friday, December 3 on CMT and CMT.com.

Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band Honored in CMT's First Star-Studded 'Artists of the Year' Special

Ten episodes, twelve contestants and hundreds of pounds of sugar later, Yigit Pura, Executive Pastry Chef at Taste Catering and Event Planning in San Francisco, has been crowned the winner on the premiere season of BRAVO's 'Top Chef Just Desserts' - a spin-off of the popular Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef.' Pura takes home an impressive prize package, including a feature in Food and Wine magazine, a showcase at the annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival, a 2011 Buick Regal and $100,000 furnished by Godiva Chocolatier.

Coffee and Conversation Thursday: Lee Barclay, Leah Chase Ann Marie Coviello, and Erroll Laborde on New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost

Coffee and Conversation Thursday: Lee Barclay, Leah Chase Ann Marie Coviello, and Erroll Laborde on New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost

On Saturday, October 16, at 8:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Performing Arts Center, beloved founder of the world-renowned Symphony Space, Isaiah Sheffer, will take the stage with a program created especially for KPAC.

In celebration of the year's top country artists, CMT has invited three of the nation's most highly respected chefs to create a three course tasting menu to complement an elegant evening honoring Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Zac Brown Band, in the new special, CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR, premiering Friday, December 3 on CMT and CMT.com.