A serendipitous encounter with some New Orleanians brought Chef Serigne Mbaye to the Crescent City. Serigne was born in the United States, but raised and educated largely in Senegal. A love for cooking led him to New England Culinary Institute where he graduated at the top of his class in...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Kris Moon, President and Chief Operating Officer of The James Beard Foundation. In his role, Kris is responsible for all revenue at the Foundation, including building the Foundation’s first-ever enterprise-wide partnerships with American Airlines, Capital One, and Windstar...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from the 2022 James Beard Awards in Chicago, which took place from June 11-13 in Chicago, IL. Shari's coverage includes her exclusive red carpet interviews with nominees and presenters at the Chef and...

It was an especially competitive year for the JBF Media Awards. Check out our playlist to hear what this year’s winners have been saying.

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Ariel Palitz, Senior Executive Director, Office of Nightlife, NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, and the first-ever appointed in this position. A lifelong New Yorker and nightlife professional, Ariel came to the role with deep experience in...

On Speaking Broadly, host Dana Cowin sits down with trailblazing women in food to learn about their stories. These intimate conversations delve into the challenges and successes of featured guests, etching out their journey of getting to where they are. We’re highlighting a number of episodes from Speaking Broadly that...

Join us for a conversation with Peter Reinhart, Chef on Assignment at Johnson Wales University in Charlotte, NC. In addition to his role as a chef instructor in the Baking Pastry program, Peter teaches a course on food media, and he is also the founder and executive director...

From auditioning for a Dolly Parton Christmas show as a lark on their birthday, to going to a job interview, soup in hand, moments after totaling their car, to catering for Mitt Romney, V Spehar has made a lot of surprising career moves. Most recently they were head of Impact...

The multi-faceted and celebrated Zella Palmer joins me for Soul's first episode of 2021. Trusted by the James Beard Foundation, Dillard University, and countless other people and places, Zella always brings joy and honesty to our conversations. Listen in! Photo Courtesy of Sabree Hill/Dillard University Heritage Radio Network is a...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Ben Chekroun, General Manager at Bluepoint Hospitality Group in Maryland; and formerly, longstanding maître d’ at Le Bernardin in NYC. Given his formative years in Casablanca and Paris, Ben may have a natural advantage when it comes to...