Many thanks to our friends who have generously contributed to the making of James Beard: America’s First Foodie.
Director Beth Federici with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse
The list includes but is not limited to the following people:
- Alice Waters, Chef/Owner Chez Panisse, Activist, Author, JBF Award Winner
- Jacques Pepin, Chef, JBF Award Winner, Dean of Special Programs, International Culinary Center
- Wolfgang Puck, Chef/Owner Spago, Author and JBF Award Winner
- Ted Allen, TV Personality, Author
- Martha Stewart, founder Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
- David Rosengarten, TV Personality, Author, JBF Award Winner
- Judith Jones, Editor of James Beard, JBF Award Winner
- Susan Ungaro, President of The James Beard Foundation
- Mitchell Davis, Executive Vice President of The James Beard Foundation
- Gael Greene, Founder of Citymeals-on-Wheels, Author, JBF Award Winner
- Ruth Reichl, Author, JBF Award Winner
- Caroline Stuart, Assistant to Mr. Beard
- Tim and Nina Zagat, founders, The Zagat Survey
- Ariane Batterberry, founder of Food & Wine and Food Arts magazines
- Dorothy Cann Hamilton, founder and CEO of the International Culinary Center
- Madhur Jaffrey, cookbook author and restaurateur
- Michel Nishan,Chef, founder of Wholesome Wave
- Larry Forgione, JBF Award Winner, Chef/Owner An American Place
- Alain Sailhac, Chef, Executive Vice President and Dean Emeritus, International Culinary Center
- Andre Soltner, Chef, Lutece, and Dean of Classic Studies at the International Culinary Center
- Jeremiah Tower, Chef, Friend of James Beard, JBF Award Winner
- Duff Goldman, Chef, TV Personality
- Clark Wolf, Restaurant Consultant, Friend of James Beard
- Chris Cosentino, Chef, Incanto, author
- Ron Paul, Founder of James Beard Public Market
- Gabriel Rucker, JBF Award Winner, Chef/Owner Le Pigeon
- Cathy Whims, JBF Award Nominee, Chef/Owner Nostrana
- Naomi Pomeroy, JBF Award Winner, Chef/Owner Beast
- Lisa Schroeder, Chef/Owner Mother’s Bistro
- Greg Higgins, JBF Award Winner, Chef/Owner Higgins Restaurant and Bar
- Jonathan Waxman, Chef/owner Barbuto, JBF Award Nominee
- Michael Whiteman, Restaurateur, Windows on the World
- Julian Niccolini, Restaurateur, The Four Seasons Restaurant
- Alex Von Bidder, Restaurateur, The Four Seasons Restaurant
- Ben Pollinger, Chef, Oceana James Beard Foundation Scholarship winner
- Ed Schoenfeld, Restaurateur, Red Farm
- Dan Barber,Chef, Blue Hill
- Florence Fabricant, Columnist, The New York Times
- Izabela Wojcik, Director of House Programming, The James Beard Foundation
- Clay Triplette, Assistant to James Beard
- Charlie Baum, Friend of James Beard
- Hilary Baum, Friend of James Beard
- Raffaele Ronca, Chef/Owner Rafele Ristorante
- John Newman, Chef/Owner Newman’s at 988
- Jerry Lamb, Friend of James Beard
- Luke Barr, Author, James Beard Foundation Award Nominee
- Sara Moulton, Cookbook author, television personality, JBF Award Nominee
- Mike Thelin, Co-founder, Feast Portland
- Richard Grausman, Founder and Chairman, C-CAP
- Kathleen Collins, Author, “Watching What We Eat: the Evolution of Television Cooking Shows”
- Marc Forgione, Iron Chef/Owner of Restaurant Marc Forgione
- Matt Lightner, Executive Chef of Atera in New York City, a recipient of two Michelin stars.
America's First Foodie 
May 9, 2014 at 4:59 pm
Excited to see the movie! Grateful to be part of the amazing James Beard legacy. Yea!!
Chef John Newman
December 7, 2016 at 9:53 pm
Looking forward to seeing the movie!