292. The James Beard Foundation Awards - Dawn Padmore & Tanya Holland

Chefs are the heart of our kitchens. They work with passion under the most challenging of conditions, heat, and pressure. They certainly deserve our thanks and our recognition. This episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast is all about the James Beard Foundation and most importantly, the famous awards each year. Our guests are Dawn Padmore and Tanya Holland who lead the awards committee. Listen on as Dawn & Tanya share: - The incredible legacy of James Andrew Beard, famous chef, author lecturer, and television personality - The prestige and history of the JBF Awards - How the deserving candidates are recognized and nominated - New categories of awards and criteria for selection And importantly, what the James Beard Foundation is doing to advance racial and gender equality, as well as sustainability in our industry. Don’t miss this episode, then keep ROCKING Your Restaurant! Roger Learn the top 3 ways you are killing your restaurant’s profits. https://restaurantrockstars.com/profits Thank you to our sponsors: The Restaurant Rockstars Academy – The Ultimate Start-up & Management Resource - Everything you need to know to crush it in the restaurant business: https://restaurantrockstars.com/pricing/ Davo – Automate Your Sales Tax. Why not Try Davo FREE for 30 days: https://www.davosalestax.com/ Smithfield Culinary – Inspiring head-turning menu creativity. Visit us for culinary trends and chef-created recipes: https://smithfieldculinary.com/