James Beard News

Barbecue season is officially here and we have some top grilling secrets from Chef Raheem Sealey, the executive chef at the award-winning Miami restaurant KYU.

Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing celebrity chef, Aarón Sánchez about his career and his role as a judge on MASTERCHEF.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat will host nine weeklong in-person residencies for 23 musical theatre writers of nine new musicals between June 27 and August 29.  Writers include Tony-nominee Beth Malone, Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls; Jonathan Larson winners Avi Amon, Sara Cooper, Ty Defoe, and Anna Jacobs and more.

“I am not one to dwell on the past, but the way David Gelb told this story made me realize how far I have come from my humble beginnings,” said Wolfgang Puck. “In a single phrase, we call it the American dream.”

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association has announced its 2021 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl, marking its long-awaited return to the iconic venue following the cancellation of its 2020 summer season. Following the latest public health and reopening guidelines from Los Angeles County, the LA Phil will offer more than 50 performances.

'Asian Voices' will air across linear in the following markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham and Fresno, as well as on the stations' 32 connected TV apps on streaming platforms Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku.   

Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced “Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats” will visit the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)  on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 7:30P.  

Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats will visit the Coral Springs Center for the Arts on February 11, 2022. 

Three new shows have been announced at the King Center.

Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced “Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats” will visit the Fabulous Fox Theatre on March 15, 2022. Find out how to get tickets & more.

Alton Brown is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show.  Audiences can expect more comedy, more music, more highly unusual cooking demos, and more potentially dangerous sciencey stuff.  Prepare for an evening unlike any other and if Brown calls for volunteers… think twice.

Television personality, author, and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats will visit the Aronoff Center's Procter & Gamble Hall on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 7:30 PM as part of Cincinnati Arts Association's 2021-22 Season.

FCM Hospitality and owner Avram Hornik head to the Main Line with their first-ever suburban brick and mortar concept. Lola's Garden (51 St Georges Rd) will officially open to the public this Thursday, April 15th at 5:00pm, with a grand opening ribbon cutting planned for Friday, April 16th at 11:00am.

New York City Pastry Chef and Culinary Instructor Tracy Wilk has released “#BakeItForward,” a new cookbook highlighting the grassroots adventure of spreading joy, kindness and sprinkles of hope by sharing baked goods with essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Saturday, May 22, 2021, join The NOCCA Institute for ART OF THE FEAST, a celebration of music, food, and fine art. Whether you attend in person or enjoy from the comfort of your home, you’ll experience a fabulous meal, great music, and a chance to win artwork, vacation packages, and more in our silent auction and raffle.

Theater and LGBTQ luminaries are featured in 92Y's upcoming virtual talks and classes in April and May. The programs will feature Alan Bergman, Ann Hampton Callaway, Alison Bechdel and many more!

On Wednesday, April 28, bestselling author and winner of the James Beard Award, Bill Buford comes to The Music Hall's virtual stage as part of the Innovation + Leadership series, now being presented in an intimate, online format.

Iliza Shlesinger is bringing the #BackInAction tour to the Alabama Theatre on Friday, June 25th for a LIVE socially distanced concert! A limited number of seats are available.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown is bringing Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats to the State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Brown created a new form of entertainment – the live culinary variety show – with his “Edible Inevitable Tour” and “Eat Your Science,” which played in over 200 cities with more than 350,000 fans in attendance.

First Stage will hold the 27th annual Make Believe Ball virtually on Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. First Stage invites patrons, Theater Academy families, First Stage alumni, their friends and families, and Milwaukee theater fans to join in as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of Artistic Director Jeff Frank with the organization.