Mission

THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION (JBF) IS DEDICATED TO LEADING CHEFS AND THE BROADER CULINARY INDUSTRY TOWARDS A NEW STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. GUIDED BY A MANTRA OF GOOD FOOD FOR GOOD, OUR VISION IS A VIBRANT, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY THAT STANDS AS A CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN CULTURE AND DRIVES TOWARDS A BETTER FOOD SYSTEM. FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, JBF HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RECOGNIZING, AMPLIFYING, EDUCATING, AND TRAINING THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SHAPE AMERICAN FOOD CULTURE. TODAY, OUR MISSION COMES TO LIFE THROUGH THE PRESTIGIOUS JAMES BEARD AWARDS, INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING, ADVOCACY AND POLICY INITIATIVES, AND EXCITING CULINARY EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY-INCLUDING AT OUR NEW PLATFORM BY JBF EVENT SPACE IN NEW YORK CITY.