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. 

North Coast Seafoods and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Make a Splash at James Beard Foundation’s Taste America Event in Boston

March 13, 2025 North Coast Seafoods

Together, they championed responsibly-farmed seafood, serving ASC-certified salmon to 500 attendees and highlighting the impact of sustainable aquaculture.

The James Beard Foundation and Explore Asheville Convene Prominent Chefs, Sustainability and Food System Experts, and Industry Leaders for 2025 Chef Action Summit

The summit will bring together over 200 chefs, advocates and industry leaders to drive meaningful policies for a sustainable and equitable food system.

James Beard Foundation Announces 2023 Restaurant and Chef Award Winners

June 13, 2023 James Beard Foundation

The James Beard Foundation® announced today the winners of the 2023 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards presented by Capital One, honoring excellence across the culinary industry, from fine dining to casual gems in our communities, while also supporting and encouraging a more sustainable industry. The full list of winners can be found below and on the James Beard Foundation website.

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.