James Beard Foundation’s Fifth Annual Blended Burger Project has Chefs Serving up Summer-Long Burger Competition

Is it possible for your favorite restaurant to make your favorite burger even tastier? The James Beard Foundation thinks so and, starting today, it is challenging restaurants nationwide to do just that by blending meat* and mushrooms in the fifth annual Blended Burger Project™.

2019 James Beard Foundation Award Winners Announced

During a ceremony emceed by Emmy-nominated actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, awards were presented in the Restaurant and Chef and Restaurant Design categories, as well as several special achievement awards, including Lifetime Achievement, Design Icon, America’s Classics, and Humanitarian of the Year.

The 2019 James Beard Baking and Desserts Award Nominees

March 28, 2019 James Beard Foundation

At a ceremony at Hugo’s by JBF Award winner Hugo Ortega in Houston, we announced the 2019 James Beard Award nominees in our Restaurant and Chef, Media, and Restaurant Design categories. See the full list below, and a map of all the nominees above!

Restaurants Can Now Enter The James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Project

March 22, 2019 James Beard Foundation

Chefs, sharpen your knives. The James Beard Foundation today announced restaurants can now begin registering for the 5th Annual Blended Burger Project™ competition, which challenges chefs to make burgers better by blending at least 25 percent of finely chopped fresh mushrooms with meat*.

Good Food 100 Restaurants and James Beard Foundation Join Forces for Good…Food

January 29, 2019 James Beard Foundation

Marrying shared missions, the Good Food 100 Restaurants™ and James Beard Foundationhave forged a partnership to accelerate transparency in the culinary community and promote the importance and impact of a sustainable food system.