If you haven’t yet checked in at chef Sam Marvin’s stylish Echo & Rig location in Henderson and you consider yourself a culinary advocate of the highest order, act now. You might be able to snag one of 100 seats for the Friends of James Beard Benefit dinner coming up this month, a six-course feast paired with wines from Chateau St. Michelle Wine Estates and spirits from Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.
These fundraising festivities held at exclusive eateries across the country benefit the nonprofit James Beard Foundation’s mission “to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture and champion a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.” In addition to its illustrious awards, JBF provides a plethora of industry and community-focused initiatives and programs.
A similar benefit was held September 26 at Casa Playa at Wynn, but this opportunity at a new neighborhood gem at The District at Green Valley Ranch is a unique one. And Marvin, a true friend of the foundation, cooked at the James Beard House in New York in 2019.
“I have always supported the historical tradition and culinary excellence of the James Beard Foundation and am now more fully dedicated to their critical mission as they have re-committed to help the most important aspects of our beloved industry,” he said in a statement. Cheers to that. –Brock Radke
FRIENDS OF JAMES BEARD BENEFIT October 16, 5:30 p.m., $195. Echo & Rig, 725-258-3246, secretburger.com.
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