| Beard Birthday Fortnight |
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Mon |
James Beard Award Winner Mario Batali Babbo, Lupa, and Pò NYC
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| Out-of-House Event |
1 |
Mon |
Second Annual Cleveland Friends of James Beard Benefit Douglas Katz Moxie, The Restaurant Beachwood, OH Michael Ginor Hudson Valley Foie Gras Ferndale, NY Jody Adams Rialto Cambridge, MA Andrew Carmellini Café Boulud NYC Roberto Donna Galileo, et al. Washington, DC Ken Oringer Clio at the Eliot Suites Hotel Boston Bryan Moscatello Restaurant at the Little Nell Aspen, CO Jean-Louis Palladin Napa Restaurants, Rio Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
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| Beard Birthday Fortnight |
2 |
Tue |
James Beard Award Winner Melissa Kelly Primo Rockland, ME
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| Beard Birthday Fortnight |
3 |
Wed |
James Beard Award Winner Marcus Samuelsson Aquavit NYC and Minneapolis
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| Beard Birthday Fortnight |
4 |
Thu |
James Beard Award Winner Karen King Danny Meyer Michael Romano Union Square Cafe NYC
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| Special Out-of-House Event |
5 |
Fri |
The James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards Dinner
A Passion for Italy: Food, Wine, and Culture Lidia Matticchio Bastianich Felidia Ristorante NYC Roberto Donna Galileo Washington, DC Andrea Berton Taverna Ristorante Udine, Italy Pierangelo Cornaro Colleoni Dell' Angelo Bergamo, Italy Antonio Graziano Mulinazzo Palermo, Italy Carmine Marletta Etrusca Hilton New York Salvatore Tassa Coline Ciociare Fiuggi, Italy Uwe Toedter Hilton New York Joseph Manfredi Hilton New York Joseph Bastianich Italian Wine Merchants NYC Bruce Tanner M. Young Communications/James Beard Foundation
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| Beard Birthday Fortnight |
6 |
Sat |
James Beard Award Winners Debbie Gold and Michael Smith The American Restaurant Kansas City, MO
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| Special Out-of-House Event |
7 |
Sun |
Bella Marcella
A Brunch in Honor of Marcella Hazan, 2000 James Beard
Foundation Lifetime Acheivement Award Recipient Marcella Hazan Tony May Odette Fada San Domenico NY
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| Special Out-of-House Event |
7 |
Sun |
James Beard Birthday Dinner Charlie Trotter Charlie Trotter's Chicago The Four Seasons NYC
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| Beard Birthday Fortnight |
9 |
Tue |
James Beard Award Winners Eric Ripert Le Bernardin NYC Jean-Louis Palladin Napa Rio Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
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| Beard Birthday Fortnight |
10 |
Wed |
James Beard Award Winner Roxsand Scocos RoxSand Scottsdale, AZ
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| Great Regional Chefs of America |
12 |
Fri |
Mike Fennelly Mecca San Francisco
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| Discovery Series |
13 |
Sat |
Franklin Becker Local NYC
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| Special Event |
14 |
Sun |
Mother's Day Luncheon Stan Frankenthaler Salamander Cambridge, MA
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| Discovery Series |
15 |
Mon |
Jennifer Maloney Café Sebastienne Kansas City, MO
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| Best Hotel Chefs of America |
16 |
Tue |
Gerard Brunett Valhalla at Stein Eriksen Lodge Park City, UT
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| Rising Star of American Cuisine |
17 |
Wed |
Ralph Conte Raphael Bar-Risto Providence, RI
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| Wine Lovers' Dinner |
18 |
Thu |
Andrea Bay Franciscan Oakville Estate Rutherford, CA
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| Special Event |
19 |
Fri |
Champagne Celebration Dinner Michelle Bernstein The Strand Miami Beach, FL Bernard Ganter Moët & Chandon France
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| International Series |
20 |
Sat |
Efisio and Francesco Farris Arcodoro Houston and Dallas
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| Out-of-House Event |
21 |
Sun |
Opening Season on Cape Cod and the Islands 2000 Roy Breiman The Ocean House restaurant Dennisport, MA Ed Brown SeaGrill NYC Scott Caskey Alchemy Martha's Vineyard, MA Christian Delouvrier Lespinasse NYC Bruno Feldeisen Senses Bakeryt & Restaurant Washington, DC, and Toronto Mark Gotwald Ship's Inn Nantucket, MA
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| Out-of-House Event |
21 |
Sun |
Friends of James Beard Benefit Scott Serpa Sia's Restaurant Duluth, GA Gary Donlick 103 West Atlanta Frederic Monti The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Buckhead, GA Kevin Rathbun Nava Restaurant Atlanta Jay Swift South City Kitchen Atlanta
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| Discovery Series |
22 |
Mon |
Patrick Martin Healdsburg Charcuterie Healdsburg, CA
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| Special Event |
23 |
Tue |
Na Kuke Loea Philippe Padovani Padovani's Bistro & Wine Bar Honolulu
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| International Series |
24 |
Wed |
Carl Marts Las Tortugas at Hotel Twin Dolphin Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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| Best Hotel Chefs of America |
25 |
Thu |
Kevin Maguire Enchantment Resort Sedona, AZ
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| Luncheon Series |
26 |
Fri |
Barilla Italian Luncheon Luca Marcato Luca, NYC
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| Great Regional Chefs of America |
30 |
Tue |
Barbara Lynch No. 9 Park Boston
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| Rising Star of AmericanCuisine |
31 |
Wed |
Pietro Scotti Da Pietro's Westport, CT
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