James Beard News

On the next on PBS' new travel/food series, 'I'LL HAVE WHAT PHIL'S HAVING' with Phil Rosenthal premiering MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 (check local listings), Paris may be known as “The City of Lights,” but to Phil, it's “The City of Sweets.”

'50/50' is an action-packed, 50-hour getaway worth $50,000 that starts when two Travel Channel hosts find unsuspecting people on the street and ask a simple question -- can you leave right now?

Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown, who created a new form of live entertainment with his first live culinary variety show – today announced details for the all new “Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science” (www.altonbrownlive.com) tour. Beginning in April 2016, the new live show will visit 40 U.S. cities including Mesa Arts Center on Thursday, May 12, 2016. Brown's first North American tour, “Edible Inevitable” was a huge success over two years and 100 cities with more than 150,000 fans in attendance. With “Eat Your Science,” fans can expect more comedy, talk show antics, multimedia presentations and music (yes, he sings) but Brown is adding a slew of fresh ingredients including new puppets, songs, bigger and potentially more dangerous experiments and what every cook needs in his kitchen: FIRE.

Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown, who created a new form of live entertainment with his first live culinary variety show - today announced details for the all new 'Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science' (www.altonbrownlive.com) tour. Beginning in April 2016, the new live show will visit 40 U.S. cities including Charlotte's Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center on Sunday, April 17. Brown's first North American tour, 'Edible Inevitable' was a huge success over two years and 100 cities with more than 150,000 fans in attendance. With 'Eat Your Science,' fans can expect more comedy, talk show antics, multimedia presentations and music (yes, he sings) but Brown is adding a slew of fresh ingredients including new puppets, songs, bigger and potentially more dangerous experiments and what every cook needs in his kitchen: FIRE.

Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown, who created a new form of live entertainment with his first live culinary variety show - today announced details for the all new "Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science" (www.altonbrownlive.com) tour. Beginning in April 2016, the new live show will visit 40 U.S. cities including Detroit's Fox Theatre on Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m. Brown first visited the Fox Theatre on his "Edible Inevitable" tour in 2013.  The North American tour was a huge success over two years and 100 cities with more than 150,000 fans in attendance. With "Eat Your Science," fans can expect more comedy, talk show antics, multimedia presentations and music (yes, he sings) but Brown is adding a slew of fresh ingredients including new puppets, songs, bigger and potentially more dangerous experiments and what every cook needs in his kitchen: FIRE.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown, who created a new form of live entertainment with his first live culinary variety show, returns to Chicago with ALTON BROWN: EAT YOUR SCIENCE (www.altonbrownlive.com). ALTON BROWN: EAT YOUR SCIENCE will play Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W Randolph) for one night only, May 7, 2016 at 8 PM. Brown's first North American tour, "Edible Inevitable" was a huge success over two years and 100 cities with more than 150,000 fans in attendance. With "Eat Your Science," fans can expect more comedy, talk show antics, multimedia presentations and music (yes, he sings) but Brown is adding a slew of fresh ingredients including new puppets, songs, bigger and potentially more dangerous experiments and what every cook needs in his kitchen: FIRE.

Today, Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) named Marcus Samuelsson, internationally acclaimed chef, restaurateur and author, as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors with Mark Weiss, Chief Investment Officer of RFR Holdings. C-CAP Founder Richard Grausman, who previously held the Chairman position, will continue as Chairman Emeritus. The Board's transition will set the course for the future of C-CAP, which in 2015 marked 25 years of preparing underserved high school students across the country for college and careers in the food service and hospitality industry.

Following the program's 2014 debut, today Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts announces the second year of Taste of Waldorf Astoria, a global culinary program in partnership with the James Beard Foundation (JBF), the United States' foremost culinary arts organization. This fall, the search for the next iconic dish continues with a fresh group of five hand-selected JBF Rising Star Semi-Finalist chefs dispatching to five new participating Waldorf Astoria destinations around the globe, including Amsterdam, New Orleans, Beijing, Jerusalem, and Orlando.

I'll Have What Phil's Having invites audiences to join in on an international culinary exploration with Phil Rosenthal, the creator of the TV hit Everybody Loves Raymond, and one of Hollywood's funniest producers.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Park Lane Hotel, a luxury 46-story hotel with panoramic views of Central Park and the New York City Skyline, today announced that it will be hosting three dinners as part of theFood Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE.

Dos Caminos, one of New York City's original Mexican restaurants, has opened its fifth New York City outpost at W New York Times Square. The flagship location reflects a new direction for the restaurant's parent group, BR Guest Hospitality, and will serve as the go-to for both New Yorkers and tourists alike seeking fresh Mexican fare and innovative cocktails.

Dos Caminos, the popular Mexican eatery is now open in Times Square at Broadway and 47th Street. This flagship location will focus on healthy fare and an expanded cocktail program.

Chef Works, a leading provider of culinary apparel to professional chefs and home cooks alike, announces its participation in the fifth annual Hawai'i Food & Wine Festival (HFWF), to be held August 29 - September 13. A partner of the event since its inaugural year, Chef Works celebrates this year's event with custom-designed chef coats featuring local fabrics from the originator of Hawaiian aloha print shirts, Reyn Spooner, in the cuffs and sleeves. As HFWF's official culinary apparel sponsor, the company will be outfitting the event's 100+ participating chefs for a week's worth of cooking demos, private dining experiences, culinary tours and more spanning across the Big Island, Maui, Honolulu and Oahu. 'The brainchild of two of Hawaii's most esteemed chefs, Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong, the Hawai'I Food & Wine Festival is the ultimate showcase of the state's top culinary talent and local foods. Chef Works is proud to have been a part of this expansive event since the beginning and have created exclusive chef coats in partnership with Reyn Spooner as a special thank you to the local chefs who have shown our brand so much Hawaiian hospitality over the past five years,' stated Amanda Stuckey, Marketing Director of Chef Works. About Chef Works Chef Works, Inc. is a worldwide culinary apparel manufacturing and distribution solution for the culinary, hotel, restaurant and food service industries. Offering cost-effective and efficient alternatives for companies of all sizes, Chef Works is the leader in uniform supply management, brand continuity, online ordering, on-site embroidery, personalized reporting, budget coordination and uniform design and distribution. Chef Works successfully manufactures and distributes culinary apparel in over 60 countries. They remain resolute in their mission to provide the best-quality products at the most competitive prices, focusing all of their efforts to ensure complete satisfaction and meet, or exceed, expectations for high-quality, well-designed, comfortable uniforms alongside superior customer service. For more information, visit ChefWorks.com About the Hawai'i Food & Wine Festival The Hawai'i Food & Wine Festival is the premier epicurean destination event in the Pacific. Set in the lush island paradise of Hawai'i, the Festival will take place over two weeks on multiple islands, featuring a roster of over 100 internationally-renowned master chefs, culinary personalities, and wine and spirit producers. Co-founded by two of Hawai'i's own James Beard Award-winning chefs, Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong, the Festival in Hawai'i Island, Maui, Honolulu, and Ko Olina Resort will showcase wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, one-of-a-kind excursions, and exclusive dining opportunities with dishes highlighting the state's bounty of local produce, seafood, beef and poultry.

The adventurous food series, The Mind of a Chef, returns to public television this fall with two new chefs, Gabrielle Hamilton and David Kinch.

The Daytime Emmy and Peabody Award-Winning PBS series A Chef's Life returns for a third season tonight, September 3, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - EVINE Live Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLV), a digital commerce company (evine.com), today announced that Andrew Zimmern, star and host of Travel Channel's 'Bizarre Foods,' will premiere Andrew Zimmern: World's Best Meats, an exclusive line of fresh, never frozen meats and sausages on September 8th at 11am and 4pm ET on TV and online. A three-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and teacher, Andrew Zimmern is universally regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable personalities in the food world. Bringing his zest for food to EVINE Live, Andrew will tantalize viewers with his unique selection of food and high-quality cuts of meat from one of the country's finest meat purveyors, Pat LaFrieda.

Tonight, August 28 at 7pm, FLY's Jake Siegfried & UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT's Robyn Kimmel present the 1st Benefit Concert 'Sweeten the Future' for Kidscook4acause at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 402 W 42nd Street, NYC. Featuring teen stage, TV and film performers with special guest THE NEXT BIG THING's Trapper Felides.

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Renaissance Hotels (www.renhotels.com) is known around the world for helping next generation business travelers discover unexpected cultural experiences. Renaissance Hotels today announces a new partnership with Food & Wine and Andrew Zimmern to create a series of unusual tastings around The Navigators Table and exclusive behind-the-scenes access to today's most coveted chefs and foodie insiders.

This Friday, August 28 at 7pm, FLY's Jake Siegfried & UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT's Robyn Kimmel present the 1st Benefit Concert 'Sweeten the Future' for Kidscook4acause at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 402 W 42nd Street, NYC. Featuring teen stage, TV and film performers with special guest THE NEXT BIG THING's Trapper Felides.

'50/50' is an action-packed, 50-hour getaway worth $50,000 that starts when two Travel Channel hosts find unsuspecting people on the street and ask a simple question -- can you leave right now?