Today the James Beard Foundation announced featured chefs, cities, and programming for its annual Taste America event. The 2021 Taste America event presented by Capital One will take place on Sunday, March 21 in ten cities nationwide at 5 P.M. PT / 8 P.M. ET.
James Beard Foundation Reveals 2021 Taste America Chefs and Cities
Taste America will bring chefs, special guests, and diners together from ten cities across the country for a virtual communal dinner to eat, celebrate local independent restaurants, and support efforts to rebuild a more sustainable and equitable industry.
Each event ticket includes a three-course takeout meal created by a local chef plus wine and Rabbit Hole whiskey to be enjoyed at home, and access to a national broadcast featuring a lineup of James Beard Foundation chefs and special guests from across the country. The broadcast will feature all 12 of the participating chefs listed below as well as special guests. Guests are also invited to check out online cooking demos with the featured chefs demonstrating how to finish off each entrée course. Locally curated menus for each participating city can be viewed at https://www.jamesbeard.org/tasteamerica.
Capital One cardholders have the exclusive opportunity to purchase a Capital One Access Pass that allows them to enjoy the three-course meal, wine and Rabbit Hole whiskey (in states where allowed), and national broadcast while also unlocking access to a VIP reception, hosted virtually, prior to showtime, plus a special gift.
Tickets are $95 when purchased individually, or $175 for two. In New York City, a VIP level ticket is available for $125 each, or $225 for two. The box office opens Wednesday, February 10 at noon ET and tickets can be purchased at https://members.jamesbeard.org/events.
The Taste America series supports local chefs and restaurants directly while also driving philanthropic support towards industry-wide relief. 70% of all tickets sold will go directly to participating chefs’ restaurants to support their business, with 30% supporting The James Beard Foundation’s national programming, including the Open for Good campaign. The James Beard Foundation’s Open for Good campaign is committed to helping independent restaurants survive the COVID-19 crisis, rebuild stronger, and thrive for the long term. As part of this campaign, the Foundation has created the James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans, which recently provided its first round of $15,000 grants to food and beverage businesses, majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals, across six regions nationally. For information on the Foundation’s Open for Good campaign, industry support resources, and the Investment Fund, please visit jamesbeard.org/aboutopenforgood.
This year’s 2021 Taste America participating chefs and cities who will appear in the broadcast include the following:
Boston
Tracy Chang
PAGU
Chicago
Dylan Patel
avec
Denver
Cindhura Reddy
Spuntino
Los Angeles
Josef Centeno
Orsa & Winston
NYC (Brooklyn)
Alex Raij & Eder Montero
La Vara
NYC
Emma Bengtsson
Aquavit
NYC
Simone Tong
Silver Apricot
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Philadelphia
Andrew Henshaw
Laser Wolf
Phoenix
Stephen Jones
the larder + the delta
San Francisco
Kim Alter
Nightbird
Seattle
Aaron Verzosa
Archipelago
Washington, D.C.
Peter Prime
Cane
The James Beard Foundation’s Taste America® is presented by Capital One, the official credit card and banking partner of the James Beard Foundation. Through this first-of-its-kind partnership, Capital One cardholders enjoy exclusive access to James Beard Foundation programming. Taste America is also presented in association with American Airlines, the official airline of the James Beard Foundation and the following sponsors: Premier Sponsors: Deloitte, Rabbit Hole Distillery; Supporting Sponsor: Kerrygold USA; Patron Sponsors: BONO USA Inc., Choose Chicago, McCormick, and Founding Partner Bowen & Company. Additional support for Taste America is provided by VerTerra Dinnerware.
