James Beard News

11th Annual Neustadt JAAMM Festival, a celebration of Jewish arts, authors, movies and music, will be presented at Denver's Mizel Arts and Culture Center at the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center starting October 4th and running through November 18th, 2018. Tickets for the festival will go on sale September 4th online at www.jccdenver.org/jaamm and at the box office at 303-316-6360, located at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center at 350 S. Dahlia Street in Denver.??

On September 2nd, The Inn at Little Washington will host INNSTOCK, a food & music festival and the second of three events in 2018 celebrating Patrick O'Connell's first 40 years as Chef and Proprietor of the Michelin-starred restaurant and iconic inn. Each of the 40 th anniversary events are a celebration of relationships and INNSTOCK is no exception. This culinary family reunion will feature over 20 of The Inn's alumni sous chefs who are returning to the mothership to prepare their finest offerings.

Netflix, the world's leading entertainment service, today unveiled four new unscripted original series and one original special slated to debut later this year. The announcement was made at the Edinburgh TV Festival by Brandon Riegg, VP of Unscripted Originals and Acquisitions for Netflix, where he outlined his vision for unscripted programming as his portfolio increases.

American Dream, the future of retail and entertainment, is excited to announce the world's first MUNCHIES, the food and culture site from VICE. With over 38,000 square feet and 18 vendors, the MUNCHIES Food Hall will be a platform for creative and diverse culinary talent, selected with MUNCHIES signature youth-driven perspective.

VICELAND, the Emmy-winning youth lifestyle and entertainment network from VICE Media and A+E Networks, is renewing two series as well as rebooting another popular show for premieres in early 2019.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) is pleased to announce event details for ARTSLAUNCH2018 (#ArtsLaunch2018), a FREE annual celebration to kick off South Florida's arts season and celebrate the Center's official box office opening, on September 8, 2018*.

The Food Film Festival returns to New York City for its 12th straight year! The five-day Festival will feature a series of events where food and film lovers get to Taste What They See on the Screen...right in their seats! At each event, guests will be served the food from the films while they watch. Chefs and restaurants from New York City and beyond will present dishes from around the world as guests watch and eat a menu of independent food films in the Festival Theatre, followed by an official Festival AfterParty with more food, drink and fun each night. 

Chef Marc Orfaly, Culinary Director of ReelHouse, one of the restaurants within the Massachusetts-based Navy Yard Hospitality Group, represented the state of Massachusetts and brought the win back from the Great American Seafood Cook Off in New Orleans on Saturday, August 4, 2018. One of the most prestigious culinary competitions in the United States, The Great American Seafood Cook Off emphasizes the importance of cooking with domestic and sustainable seafood.

Booking.com, the digital travel company that connects travelers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, is offering up an experience to feed a foodie's appetite - a stay at the "Taste of Travel" ultimate culinary dream home in New York City, complete with a food truck curated by celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson.

This afternoon, following their TCA morning session, Netflix announced two unscripted series, upcoming launch dates for four series and shared first look video assets for new titles

The Paley Center for Media, the entertainment industry's leading nonprofit, has named Margo Baumgart, Senior Vice President, Public Programming. Ms. Baumgart comes to the Paley Center from ABC News top-rated morning program Good Morning America (GMA), where she most recently held the position of Senior Broadcast Producer in charge of special programming.

With great anticipation, Teatro ZinZanni today announced complete casting for Hollywood & Vine, the first original production to be mounted at the company's all-new home, located at the former Red Hook Brewery in the heart of Woodinville, WA wine country. This fall, as the company prepares to celebrate 20 years of presenting cirque, comedy, and cabaret in the Pacific Northwest, the dazzling new production will open, showcasing a cast of top circus talents from around the world.

Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of attending a special chef's dinner at Cafe Altro Paradiso in NYC that presented a tasting of 'Nature's Cut' beef from Uruguay. The James Beard Award-winning chef, Ignacio Mattos, a native of Uruguay, created wine and menu pairings.

Are you in the mood for a delicious cocktail or a luscious boozy delight? Now, there's a book that satisfies all of your cravings. Published by Bluestreak Books and wonderfully written by Brooklynite, Barbara Scott-Goodman, 'Delicious Dessert Cocktails' presents recipes that are sure to please.

Five of Mexico's top chefs are coming together for The Best of Mexico´s Culinary Traditions Riviera Maya at Grand Velas Riviera Maya from October 10th to 14th. Focusing on traditional Mexican flavors, cooking techniques and ingredients, the culinary event features a seven-course dinner, paired with beer and mezcal. Featured chefs in-clude Reyna Mendoza, an authority on traditional food from Oaxaca; Ricardo Muñoz Zurita, considered an authority on Mexican cuisine having authored an encyclopedia on the topic; David Cetina, renowned for Yucatecan food; Joel Ornelas, known for contemporary presentations of traditional dishes; and Pablo Salas, whose restaurant in To-luca has been named among the Top 50 Restaurants in Latin America. The chefs will team up with chefs Humberto May Tamay and Laura Avalos of Grand Velas' Mayan restaurant, Chaka. The Best of Mexico´s Culinary Traditions Rivi-era Maya at Grand Velas Riviera Maya is included for guests staying at the resort.

Over 200,000 products awaited the Specialty Food Association Trendspotter Panel at the 64th Annual Summer Fancy Food Show. Held June 30 to July 2 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, the show encompassed six football fields worth of specialty food and beverages. Members of the panel were armed with predictions from earlier in the year as they tasted their way through the show, confirming some current, and identifying new and emerging trends.

Are you in the mood for a delicious cocktail or a luscious boozy delight? Now, there's a book that satisfies all of your cravings. Published by Bluestreak Books and wonderfully written by Brooklynite, Barbara Scott-Goodman, 'Delicious Dessert Cocktails' presents recipes that are sure to please.

Sun Basket, the leading healthy meal kit service in the United States, today announced its new Quick & Easy Meal Plan, designed to help busy Americans get nutritious meals on the table in as little as 20 minutes. According to a recent survey, while over 72 percent of Americans now cook at home four or more nights a week, over 50 percent of these home chefs struggle to quickly make meals that are both healthy and delicious. Sun Basket solves this problem with the new Quick & Easy Meal Plan, empowering everyone from baby boomers to millennials to get dinner on the table faster so they can spend more time enjoying their meal and less time in the kitchen.

S.Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water has launched its 2018 Enhance Your Moments campaign and unveiled the newest edition of its signature Taste Guide platform, developed in partnership with premier culinary magazine, Bon Appetit. Encouraging consumers to create their own tasteful moments with S.Pellegrino, exclusive Taste Guide content features acclaimed chefs Daniela Soto-Innes of New York's ATLA and Cosme, and Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer of Los Angeles-based Kismet. A visit to the platform offers insight into some of the most delicious culinary experiences, including Chefs Hymanson and Kramer's inside look at LA's Grand Central Market and Chef Soto-Innes' food enthusiasts favorite local ingredients.

Call it "The Blended Burger Project: Home Edition." This month, Blue Apron, known for delivering incredible meal experiences, is offering customers a special mushroom and beef blended burger to honor the James Beard Foundation's popular, perennial Blended Burger Project.