James Beard CEO Clare Reichenbach

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The James Beard Awards have been called the Oscars of the food world, and most chefs and restaurateurs hope to snag one in their lifetime. But who is James Beard? And who is behind the awards? James Beard Foundation CEO Clare Reichenbach sat down with host Kerry Diamond to learn more about the awards process, the namesake gourmet behind the operation, and what Clare and her team are doing to make the Foundation a more vibrant, modern organization. Clare also gets personal about her life as a single mom and the decisions she faced about starting a family on her own. To learn more about James Beard Foundation initiatives and events, visit https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/tickets

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, welcome to
0:05.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Radio Cherrybaum, the number one female-focused food podcast in the universe.
0:24.2	I'm your host, Carrie Diamond.
0:26.2	On today's episode, I'm sitting down with Claire Reichenbach, chief executive officer of the James Beard Foundation.
0:33.0	I'm sure you've all heard of the James Beard Awards.
0:35.8	Well, Claire is here to tell us more about this
0:38.1	organization and how it's evolved under her leadership. Today's show is supported by the Cherrybaum
0:44.1	Cookbook. Published by Clarkson Potter, The Cherrybaum Cookbook features 100 different recipes from 100
0:49.9	plus amazing women in the food world, including Angela DiMuyuga, Chrissy Teigen, and others.
0:56.0	You can get a copy at Cherrybom.com or at your favorite local bookstore.
1:01.0	Now, here's my conversation with Claire Reichenbach of the James Beard Foundation.
1:06.6	Welcome to Radio Cherrybaum.
1:08.4	Thank you so much, Carrie. It's wonderful to be here.
1:10.5	Most of our listeners have probably heard of the James Beard Awards, but they have no idea who James Beard is.
1:16.3	Can you tell us a little bit about him?
1:18.1	Indeed, so the eponymous and inspiring Mr. James Beard.
1:22.1	So he was affectionately known as America's first foodie.
1:25.4	In the 40s and 50s, when much of America was looking to
1:28.6	Europe for inspiration around food and oat cuisine, he was looking closer to home and saying
1:33.9	we should really recognize and celebrate the American food culture and the talent and resource
1:39.2	and the community we have here. He was a very early proponent of what we now call farm to table. He was prescient
1:46.2	in terms of sustainability and was very much a champion of chefs. He wasn't a cook, he wasn't a
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