James Beard News

James Beard Award winner and Iron Chef Jose Garces is teaming up with Ballard Brands to expand Buena Onda from Philadelphia to cities across America. The baja-taqueria will see a major expansion with the launch of its comprehensive national franchise program.

Alison Leiby, the writer and comedian behind Oh God, A Show About Abortion, and three-time James Beard Award nominee Natasha Li Pickowicz (Never Ending Taste, Flora Bar, Café Altro Paradiso) have announced a one-day-only bake sale to support abortion access.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today details of the menus for the 2022 Hollywood Bowl Food + Wine season in celebration of the Bowl’s 100th anniversary milestone.

Actress, comedienne and television personality April Brucker will host 'April in Vegas,' a weekly chat-show that launches Saturday, May 14.

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger will make her Providence Performing Arts Center debut on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 7P, as part of her Back in Action tour.

Iliza Shlesinger is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer and author, selling out theaters around the globe with a devoted fan base who are known for creating their own Iliza-inspired swag to wear to her shows. She's currently on her Back In Action comedy tour, which will be making a stop at Playhouse Square on July 23rd for a Live Show & Netflix taping.

This May 3rd, beloved food writer and cook Rick Martinez releases his long awaited cookbook, Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico (Clarkson Potter, $35).

Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, today announced that this season's third CULTURE & COCKTAILS conversation will again be held live in the beautiful rooftop ballroom of The Ben, located at 251 N. Narcissus Avenue in West Palm Beach.

discovery+ and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today “The Great Soul Food Cook-Off,” a first-of-its-kind soul food cooking competition series celebrating Black chefs and the Black culinary traditions that are the cornerstone of American cuisine. Plus, watch the trailer for the new food competition series now!

Award-winning chef, restaurateur and vocal master Alexander Smalls celebrates the African American Spiritual with new series release Let Us Break Bread Together

The Atlantic, artist Glenn Kaino, and Superblue announce today the debut of A Forest for the Trees, an ambitious immersive show created and directed by visionary artist Glenn Kaino that is designed to inspire audiences to reimagine their relationship with the natural world.

James Beard Award-winning Chef Rick Bayless and Windy City Playhouse Artistic Director Amy Rubenstein today announced that their hit immersive production, “A Recipe For Disaster,” must close Sunday, April 24 on the Club Level at Petterino's (150 N Dearborn). “A Recipe For Disaster” is written by Bayless, Rubenstein and Windy City Playhouse Associate Artistic Director Carl Menninger and directed by Jeff Award Winner David H. Bell.

Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, welcomed more than 120 music fans to last week’s CULTURE & COCKTAILS At The Ben.

This season will feature Phil traveling to all new destinations, including Oaxaca, Portland (Maine), Helsinki, Portland (Oregon) and Madrid. As part of the upcoming Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival, Phil Rosenthal will be hosting a special advance screening of Somebody Feed Phil Season 5 episode, Oaxaca.

MOVE ME is the directorial debut of dancer / choreographer Kelsey Peterson. Co-directed by Daniel Klein, a former NYC / London chef (Bouchon, Craft, The Fat Duck) turned award-winning filmmaker and television creator who has created over 170 international short films. He is a founder of the acclaimed online documentary series The Perennial Plate, Executive Producer of PBS’s Road Food (2022), director of the PBS series Weekends With Yankee (2019 - 2022), and producer of the Emmy nominated PBS series The Victory Garden’s Edible Feast (2013).

There are plenty of reasons to visit NoMad and the Flatiron neighborhoods in NYC with their beautiful architecture, shopping opportunities, and Madison Square Park.  But one of the top reasons we can give you is to have a meal at Black Barn, the farm-to-table restaurant that is truly unique. They are now serving lunch, dinner, Happy Hour and weekend brunches.

Society for the Performing Arts presents restauranteur, author and chef Yotam Ottolenghi, on Monday, May 2, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Wortham Center's Cullen Theater. The evening will be moderated by James Beard Award-winning Houston chef Chris Shepherd and a portion of each ticket sold will be donated to Southern Smoke. Southern Smoke is a crisis relief organization for people in the food and beverage industry. Houston independent bookseller Brazos Books will be on hand, selling pre-signed books by Yotam Ottolenghi and Chris Shepherd.

Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, today announced that this season’s next CULTURE & COCKTAILS conversation will again be held live in the beautiful rooftop ballroom of The Ben, located at 251 N. Narcissus Avenue in West Palm Beach.

Three-time NBA Champion and two-time MVP Stephen Curry has joined forces with basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal to support the Academy Award® nominated short subject documentary “The Queen of Basketball” as executive producer with a mission to make Lusia “Lucy” Harris a household name. Harris died unexpectedly at age 66 on January 18.

Get ready for “more cooking, more comedy, more music and more potentially dangerous science stuff” when television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown presents “Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats” at Overture Center on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at 6:30 p.m.