The James Beard Foundation Announces 2025 Chef Action Summit Speakers and Programming

The Chef Action Summit is a transformative event that equips chefs, restaurateurs, food system and industry leaders with the knowledge and tools to navigate the evolving political and economic landscape. Through this initiative, the Foundation harnesses the collective power of chefs and food leaders to drive impact towards a more equitable, sustainable and thriving food future for all. 

James Beard Foundation and Houston First Corporation Gather Chefs, Advocates, and Leaders in Houston for January 2023 Chef Action Summit

December 21, 2022 James Beard Foundation

Over three days from January 29-31, some of the nation’s best chefs, advocates, and leaders—many of whom are alumni of the James Beard Foundation Chef Bootcamp for Policy and Change—will come together in Houston, Texas for the Foundation’s preeminent Chef Action Summit. In support of the people behind America’s food culture, as well as a thriving, more equitable, and sustainable food system—this is only the second time the James Beard Foundation (JBF) has held a summit of this magnitude.