No black winners and rampant allegations led to canceling the James Beard Awards
According to the, the James Beard Foundation found itself struggling to stay on top of new allegations as well as changing ideas of which chef behaviors should be considered acceptable, let alone award-worthy. While some chefs voluntarily dropped out, others were reportedly asked by the foundation to withdraw their nominations due to allegations along these lines.
Another factor contributing to the decision to cancel the awards was the lack of Black winners in any of the 23 categories. The James Beard Awards and the industry it honors has long been criticized for elevating and rewarding high-profile names who tend to be white men.
A second proposal was to recast votes on a ballot that would only include nominees who hadn’t faced allegations against their behavior. But allegations kept coming, and according to the, restaurant committee members were troubled by a lack of transparency, standards, or ways to handle removing nominees from the list.
The foundation will be taking the next year to rework its awards and establish new rules, with the goal of removing systemic bias and making nominees more diverse.
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