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2007
 12/04 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION NAMES RECIPIENTS OF THE 2007 ANGEL AWARD AND PERRY AWARD
 11/12 THE JAMES BEARD BOOK AWARDS COMMITTEE NAMES 20 ESSENTIAL BOOKS TO BUILD YOUR CULINARY LIBRARY
 10/22 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION NAMES WOODROW W. CAMPBELL NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 04/24  THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS FOR 2007 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS OVER $350,000 IN CASH SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION WAIVERS WILL BE AWARDED
 02/13 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INTRODUCES “BEARD PRESENTS: MASTERPIECE DINING” DR. MIGUEL SANCHEZ ROMERA TO BE GUEST CHEF ON MARCH 30, 2007
2006
 10/19 RECORD-BREAKING AUCTION ADDS EXCITEMENT TO CELEBRATION OF SPANISH CUISINE AND CULTURE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION MISSION AND PROGRAMS SPAIN’S 10 CHEFS SERVE UP A TASTE OF CONTEMPORARY SPAIN
 09/25 THE REIGN OF SPAIN HAS BEGUN: GROWING CULTURAL IMPACT ON AMERICA OF EUROPE’S THIRD LARGEST COUNTRY FOOD, WINE, FASHION, DESIGN, MUSIC, ARCHITECTURE, & MORE
 09/05 RENOWNED SPANISH ARCHITECT DANI FREIXES TO DESIGN SPAIN’S 10: COCINA DE VANGUARDIA DINNER AND AUCTION ARCHITECT’S FIRST PROJECT IN AMERICA IS A BENEFIT FOR THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ON OCTOBER 12, 2006
 08/30 BRINGING THE ART OF FOOD INTO CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AROUND NEW YORK CITY THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AND GREAT PERFORMANCES ANNOUNCE NEW GUEST CHEF PROGRAM
 07/18 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION WELCOMES HELLENIC FINE OILS AS EXCLUSIVE BEARD HOUSE PURVEYOR OF EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL SPARTA GOLD EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL LAUNCHES IN THE U.S. WITH BEARD HOUSE PURVEYOR SEAL SPONSORSHIP BEGAN MAY 2006 AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2008
 07/13 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT AMICO ASSUMES ADVISORY ROLE, WOJCIK BECOMES DIRECTOR
 07/12 THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET: FACT & FICTION MARVELS, MYTHS, AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF OLIVE OIL EXPLORED AT RECENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
 04/17 FORMER FAMILY CIRCLE EDITOR SUSAN UNGARO SELECTED TO BE NEW PRESIDENT OF JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION SELECTION CONCLUDES THREE-MONTH SEARCH BY BOARD COMMITTEE
 02/16 THE SEARCH IS ON: NEW BOARD, NEW MISSION, NEW DIRECTION— AS BEARD FOUNDATION GETS BACK ON COURSE, THE SEARCH TO FIND A PERMANENT PRESIDENT GETS UNDERWAY
 01/18 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION SELECTS STYLE & DESIGN AS CUSTOM PUBLISHING PARTNER TO LAUNCH NEW CONSUMER MAGAZINE
2005
 10/07 FRENCH CUISINE AND WINE WILL REIGN SUPREME AT THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION'S 19TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY AUCTION AND DINNER ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 AT THE ESSEX HOUSE, NEW YORK CITY
 03/29 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION RESTRUCTURES BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 02/23 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION SELECTS RESTAURANT INDUSTRY VETERAN EDNA MORRIS AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
 01/19 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES BIENNIAL COOKBOOK SALE FEBRUARY 5, STARTING AT 10 AM
2004
 12/15 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ONGOING ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND STRUCTURAL REFORM
 12/15 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT
 09/09 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION RESTRUCTURES; GEORGE P. SAPE ELECTED CHAIRMAN, DIANE D. KERN AND ROBERT W. JONES ELECTED VICE CHAIRS LONGTIME PRESIDENT LEONARD PICKELL RESIGNS BEFORE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING; TRUSTEES RECEIVE DETAILS OF INTERNAL INVESTIGATION OF FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES, PLEDGE MODERNIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST-KNOWN CULINARY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
 09/09 THE 18TH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION HOLIDAY AUCTION & DINNER OMAKASE: A CELEBRATION OF MODERN JAPANESE CUISINE

James
Beard
Foundation
Awards
News
2008
 02/28 2008 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS RESTAURANT AND CHEF SEMIFINALIST NOMINEES NOW AVAILABLE FINAL NOMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 24, 2008
2007
 05/10 2007 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION SPECIAL HONOREE AWARDS: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT, HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR, COOKBOOK HALL OF FAME, WHO'S WHO AND AMERICA'S CLASSICS ANNOUNCED
 05/08 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2007 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS— MICHEL RICHARD NAMED OUTSTANDING CHEF, PRESENTED BY ALL-CLAD METALCRAFTERS FRONTERA GRILL NAMED OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT, PRESENTED BY S.PELLEGRINO THE LEE BROS. SOUTHERN COOKBOOK NAMED COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR
 05/07 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2007 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION MEDIA AWARDS: SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE NAMED BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD SECTION JESSE KATZ, LOS ANGELES, RECEIVES M.F.K. FISHER DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD
 03/19 2007 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED CULINARY WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS HONOR THE ART OF AMERICAN FOOD AND RISING STAR CHEFS AT 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
 03/12 SAVE THE DATE: MAY 6-7, 2007 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 20 YEARS AT ITS NAMESAKE AWARDS' CEREMONIES
2006
 04/18 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH ALL-CLAD METALCRAFTERS TO PRESENT NEW EVENTS FOR 2006 AWARDS WEEKEND
 04/18 KNOPF EDITOR JUDITH JONES AWARDED THE 2006 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
 03/28 2006 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED: INDUSTRY’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENING TO CELEBRATE CULINARY LEGACY OF NEW ORLEANS
 03/16 INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2006 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION WHO’S WHO OF FOOD & BEVERAGE IN AMERICA PRESENTED BY CONTESSA PREMIUM FOODS
2005
 09/30 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES CALL-FOR-ENTRIES FOR 2006 ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS
 05/04 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2005 SOUTHERN WINE AND SPIRITS OF NEW YORK AMERICA'S CLASSICS AWARDS
 05/04 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2005 WILLIAMS-SONOMA HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
 05/03 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE 2005 INDUCTEES INTO THE CONTESSA PERMIUM FOODS WHO'S WHO OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE IN AMERICA
 05/03 THE WINNERS OF THE 2005 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS ANNOUNCED
 04/30 2005 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
 04/11 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2005 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS (PDF—REVISED)
 04/06  THE 2005 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ANNOUNCED: JACQUES PEPIN
 04/06 2005 WHO’S WHO OF FOOD & BEVERAGE IN AMERICA INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED
 02/02 THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND AWARDS BOARD OF GOVERNORS REACH AGREEMENT
2004
 11/22 THE 18TH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION HOLIDAY AUCTION & DINNER GUESTS BID A HEARTY ARIGATO DURING “OMAKASE: A CELEBRATION OF MODERN JAPANESE CUISINE”
 05/11 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 12TH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION JOURNALISM AWARDS
 05/11 ¡BAILAMOS!, CHILIES, CONGAS AND CELEBRITIES AT THE 14TH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS MONDAY, MAY 10, 2004
 05/11 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS
 05/11 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2004 JAMES BEARD UNDATION/RUMS OF PUERTO RICO SIGN AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT DESIGN AND RESTAURANT GRAPHICS
 05/11 THE 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
 05/11 THE 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION GALLO OF SONOMA AMERICA ’S CLASSICS AWARDS
 03/12 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN THE CULINARY INDUSTRY
 03/12 THE 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS: ACCOMMODATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
 03/12 THE 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION/D’ARTAGNAN WHO’S WHO OF FOOD & BEVERAGE IN AMERICA INDUCTEES
 03/12 THE 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: ALICE WATERS
 03/12 THE 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS SPONSORS
 03/11 2004 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
 02/23 ¡SABOR LATINO! — LATIN FLAVOR THE 14TH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS CELEBRATE THE SPICY, SULTRY FLAVORS OF LATIN AMERICA MONDAY, MAY 10, 2004
2003
 05/06 THE 2003 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT JULIA A. ERICKSON
 05/06 THE 2003 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION COCA-COLA AMERICA’S CLASSICS AWARDS
 05/06 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR ELEVENTH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION JOURNALISM AWARDS
 05/06 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2003 JAMESBEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS SAN FRANCISCO’S ZUNI CAFé TAKES TWO TOP NATIONAL AWARDS 2003 AWARDS TO BE BROADCAST JUNE 28 ON A&E NETWORK
 03/18 JAMES BEARD TURNS 100 AMERICAN CULINARY LEGEND TO BE FETED AT THE 13TH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS
 03/13 JUST THE FACTS: THE 2003 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS CELEBRATING JAMES BEARD’S CENTENNIAL
 03/13 THE 2003 INDUCTEES TO THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION/D’ARTAGNAN CERVENA WHO’S WHO OF FOOD & BEVERAGE IN AMERICA ANNOUNCED
 03/13 NOMINEES ANNOUNCEDFOR 2003 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS
2002
 05/06 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2002 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS WOMEN CHEFS TAKE TWO TOP HONORS FOR RESTAURANTAWARDS BOOK ON BREAD BAKING WINS KITCHENAID COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR
 05/05 "STAYING AHEAD OF THE CURVE: WHAT CONSUMER TRENDS MEAN TO YOUR RESTAURANT."
 03/15 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 2002 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS
 03/14 12TH ANNUAL JAMES BEARDFOUNDATION AWARDS TO CELEBRATE THE SPICE CONNECTION
2001
 04/30 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2001 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS
 04/30 THE 2001 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT
 04/29 WINNERS ANNOUNCED APRIL 29 FOR NINTH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION JOURNALISM AWARDS
 03/15 11TH ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS TO SHOWCASE THE WINE REGIONS OF THE WORLD
 03/15 ACTOR JOHN RITTER TO HOST JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS APRIL 30 NATION'S CULINARY STARS WILL GATHERIN NEW YORK TO HONOR THEIR COLLEAGUES
 03/15 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 2001 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS ACTOR JOHN RITTER WILL HOST THE APRIL 30TH AWARDS PRESENTATION IN NEW YORK
 
 
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