2010 James Beard Awards - Behind the Apron

by Allen Salkin, Posted May 6th 2010 @ 4:30PM

The hangovers are just wearing off, but the winners are still floating and gloating following this year's James Beard awards, held at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York City's Lincoln Center. Our man at the awards wraps up the night and reveals how "The Beards" are about more than handing out medals and garnering backslaps from one's chef peers. They are a hotbed of deal-making and industry schmoozing, confirming -- as Jacques Pepin says in this video -- the once lowly profession of "chef" has become something American culture views as the province of "geniuses." Hear Tom Colicchio revel in his victory and see what the kitchenfolk wear when they shed their aprons and stroll the red carpet.

Filed Under: Behind the Apron
Tags: featured, james beard awards, james beard awards 2010

Chew on This

Royal Wedding Cake Details Revealed! - YumSugar

Make Your Own Pop Tarts - CHOW
Denny's Introduces a Maple Bacon Sundae - Eater
Whole Foods Opening Bars in Stores - USA Today
Rules Of Bar Etiquette -- For The Bartender - HuffPost Food

Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)

5-07-2010 @1:18AM Leonard Alonge said... Outstanding interviews with some of the worlds most talented chefs.
I would have paid handsomely to be at that event !!
Reply

Vote upVote downReport

5-07-2010 @11:42AM Dustin said... What a cool event. It's makes me hungry just hearing the chefs talk. I have been to one James Beard dinner and it was delicious. Can't wait to go again. Hmmm now what was I going to have for lunch?
Reply

Vote upVote downReport

5-11-2010 @1:55AM Janis said... A fun inside peek into this top chef world.
Reply

Vote upVote downReport

5-07-2010 @8:57PM apronAnxiety said... Nice work my friend but how could you NOT link to ApronAnxiety.com?!!!! i guess your love for me faded fast.
Reply

Vote upVote downReport

5-07-2010 @11:32PM CookieMonster said... Very interesting to see some of the on-the-scenes coverage at this event! I love the food mags, but they usually just let you know who wins and give little flavor of what the chefs and industry folks say when they are not on the stage. I hadn't thought of Tom Colicchio's not being included on the ballot after a few years of being considered and what that might mean to him - great nugget! This made me want to attend the award ceremony (and, uh, do they pass around samples of the winners' cuisine?? :) ).
Reply

Vote upVote downReport

5-08-2010 @5:01PM solomon g said... it's about time chefs got the recognition their rich sauces so richly deserve.
Reply

Vote upVote downReport

5-13-2010 @1:00PM Mary said... Amazing that Tom Colicchio was not even nominated previously. He seems taken aback that he won; not always the tough guy like on his program!
Reply