The Beard Foundation now 'interrogates' its award nominees
The venerable James Beard Foundation is now investigating its winners to ensure they do not possess a paper trail of potentially offensive past transgressions.
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The venerable James Beard Foundation is now investigating its winners to ensure they do not possess a paper trail of potentially offensive past transgressions.
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Since the James Beard Awards began in 1991, chefs have questioned their fairness and the foundation’s transparency and integrity. A scandal in 2004, in which the organization’s longtime president was convicted of embezzlement and the trustees resigned en masse, did not help matters.
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