Renè Bajeux The Grill Room at the Windsor Court Hotel New Orleans

Gary Palm La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa Santa Fe

First Friday Luncheon First Friday Luncheons are open to Professional and Fellow members only; the menus appear in Previews. Paul Goebert Max & Moritz Brooklyn, NY

Henry's Harvest Hoedown Henry Archer Meer City Hall and Cub Room NYC

Essentials of Cooking James Peterson Essentials of Cooking (Artisan)

Great Italians Cesere Lafranconi Galileo Washington, DC Brian Limitone Tuscan Oven Norwalk, CT Joseph Messina Tuscan Oven CT Jasper Mirabile Jr. Jasper's Restaurant Kansas City, MO

Michele Duval Cape Neddick Inn Restaurant Cape Neddick, ME Deborah Baldwin Justin Vineyards &Winery Paso Robles, CA

Flavors of San Diego Riko Bartolome 150 Grand Cafe Escondido, CA Tom Dowling El Biscocho at the Rancho Bernardo Inn San Diego Bernard Guillas Marine Room La Jolla, CA

Vincent Alberici Adam's Mark Hotel Philadelphia

Paul Sale Icon at the W New York, the court hotel, NYC

Neath Pal Neath's New American Bistro Providence, RI

Richard Rayment The Ritz-Carlton Boston

Jack Amon The Marx Bros. Cafe Anchorage, AK

Friends of James Beard Benefit: East Meets West Christine Keff Fandango, Flying Fish Seattle Roxsand Scocos RoxSand Phoenix

Dave "D. K." Kodama Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar Kapalua, Maui, HI

The Australian Premium Wine Collection Tasting Dan Barber Alex Urena Blue Hill NYC Dean Hewitson Hewitson McLaren Vale, Australia John Larchet The Austrailian Premim Wine Collection Richmond, Australia

Barilla Italian Luncheon Michael Gilligan Antonio NYC

The Good Egg Brunch Marie Simpson The Good Egg (Houghton-Mifflin) John Imbrolio Naples 45 NYC

Gail Gand Rick Tramonto Tru Brasserie T Chicago

Olympic Valley Friends of James Beard Benefit Host Chef: Keith Luce Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn Cafè Olympic Valley, CA Josiah Citrin Mèlisse Santa Monica, CA Suzanne Goin Lucques Los Angeles Traci Des Jardins Jardinière San Francisco Dominique Tougne Bistro 110 Chicago

Salute to the 45th Galway Oyster Festival Jim Martin McGuire's Irish Pub Pensacola, FL

Laurent Manrique Campton Place Restaurant at the Campton Place Hotel San Francisco Sylvain Portay The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco

Northwest Celebration Dinner Philippe Boulot The Heathman Hotel Portland, OR Paul Ornstein Southpark Seafood Grill & Wine Bar Portland, OR