Tuesday

05.01

Mayan Riviera Dinner//Alejandro Rojas, Sal y Fuego at Esencia, Playa Xpu-Ha, Mexico

Wednesday

05.02

Vidalia Onion Dégustation//JBF Award Winner Jeffrey Buben, R. J. Cooper III, and Pastry Chef Caitlin Kelly, Vidalia, Washington, D.C.

Thursday

05.03

Taste of the Cotswolds//Rob Rees MBE, The Cotswold Chef, Gloucestershire, UK/Derek Quelch, The Goring Hotel, London, UK/Les Rennie, Lords of the Manor, Gloucestershire, UK/Mark Rowlandson, Three Ways House Hotel, Gloucestershire, UK

Friday

05.04

Celebrating JBF Award Winners//JBF Award Winner Bradford Thompson

Saturday

05.05

Derby Day Dinner//Howard Richardson, Winston Industries, Louisville, KY

Wednesday

05.09

Best Hotel Chefs of America//Michael Gilligan, Atrio and Noir Bar at Conrad Miami

Thursday

05.10

Beard Presents: Masterpiece Dining//Chez Jacques/Jacques Pépin, Jacques Pépin, Inc., Madison, CT, and the French Culinary Institute at the International Culinary Center, NYC/Alain Sailhac, Marc Bauer, and students, the French Culinary Institute at the InternationalCulinary Center, NYC/Bernard Magrez, Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles, Bourdeaux, France

Friday

05.11

First Friday Luncheon//Stephan Boissel, Core One Nine One, NYC

Saturday

05.12

Workshop: Summer Entertaining, Latin Style//Daisy Martinez, Daisy Cooks!, NYC

Sunday

05.13

Elegant Mother’s Day Tea//Susan Mason, Susan Mason Catering, Savannah, GA

Tuesday

05.15

Beard Presents: Masterpiece Dining//A Night at Rao’s/Owners Frank Pellegrino Sr., Frank Pellegrino Jr., and Ron Straci, and Chef Carla Pellegrino, Rao’s, NYC and Rao’s at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas/Bartender Nick the Vest, Rao’s, NYC

Thursday

05.17

Disney’s Dream Cuisine//All restaurants are located in Lake Buena Vista, FL/Pete Bruenen and Pastry Chef Stefan Riemer, Disney’s Yacht Club and Disney’s Beach Club/Robert Gilbert, Disney’s Contemporary Resort and Magic Kingdom®/Douglas James and Sommelier Pete Freidel, Disney-MGM Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Park/Leonard Thomson, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa/Sommelier Bob Good, Epcot® Events

Friday

05.18

Chef Roy and Protégés//JBF Award Winner Roy Yamaguchi, Roy’s, Honolulu/Jim Dangler, Roy’s, NYC/Rey Eugenio, Roy’s, Baltimore/Corporate Pastry Chef Noah French, Roy’s, Chandler, AZ/Kiel Lombardo, Roy’s, Philadelphia/Mac Lynch, Roy’s, Atlanta/Corporate Sushi Chef Lorin Watada, Roy’s, Las Vegas

Sunday

05.20

JBF Field Trip: Long Island Wine Country Excursion//Organized by East End Excursions,NYC/Goat cheese and Long Island wine tasting, Karen and Michael Catapano, Catapano Dairy Farm, Peconic, NY/Multi-course lunch paired with Long Island wines, Tom Schaudel and Michael Ross, Jedediah Hawkins Inn, Jamesport, NY/Vineyard tour and tasting, Winemaker Theresa Dilworth, Comtesse Thérèse, Aquebogue, NY/Round-trip Manhattan transportation provided/9:00 am – 7:00 pm

Monday

05.21

Best of the Berkshires//Brian Alberg, The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA

Tuesday

05.22

Celebrating Cape Cod//Jeremiah Reardon, Brewster Fish House, Brewster, MA

Wednesday

05.23

Newport Spring Dinner//Jonathan Cambra, Castle Hill Inn & Resort, Newport, RI

Thursday

05.24

Best Hotel Chefs of America//Charles Wiley, Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale, AZ

Friday

05.25

Italian Luncheon//Michael DeGeorgio, Il Cortile, NYC

Thursday

05.31

Flavors of New Orleans//Dickie Brennan, Dickie Brennan & Co., New Orleans/Jack Martinez, Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, New Orleans/Amy and Neil Mockovak, Bourbon House Seafood & Oyster Bar, New Orleans/Darin Nesbit, Palace Café, New Orleans