2018 is a banner year for African Americans at the James Beard Awards. Here’s the roll call: Chef and Restaurant Awards Top Chef alum Nina Compton of Compère Lapin in New Orleans wins “Best Chef: South.” “I never dreamed coming from a very very small island of St Lucia that I would be here […]
Let’s Diversify the Barbecue Hall of Fame!
Did you know that there is a “Barbecue Hall of Fame” (BHOF)? It’s been around since 2012, and they’ve had several inductee classes. Unfortunately, people of color and women are woefully underrepresented. This year, for the first time I believe, the BHOF seeks open nominations for the next inductee class. Here’s your chance to bring […]
Still Have Some Holiday Cheer? Here are 5 Ways to Celebrate Vallery Lomas, the First African American to Win the “Great American Baking Show”!
If you don’t have time for the backstory, please do these things: Subscribe to Vallery Lomas’s blog, www.foodieinnewyork.com Follow Lomas on social media. Suggest Lomas for a speaker (or presenter) at an upcoming event. Write about Lomas in food media outlets. Contact ABC about putting online the remaining episodes of The Great American Baking Show. — Let […]
Colorado’s Chef Brother Luck Quickfire Challenge Win on Top Chef!
I’m way behind on posting about the current season of Top Chef: Colorado, but I’m giving a quick shout out to Chef Brother Luck! Chef Luck, who runs Four by Brother Luck in Colorado Springs, is a one of the “cheftestants.” He won the Episode 3 QuickFire Challenge for his successful and playful riff on the Denver […]