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Chapters offer programs of interest to their communities that enlighten and stimulate, as well as opportunities to mentor promising women who want careers in the food, beverage and hospitality industries.

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Promote women in our industries through networking and providing opportunities for education and career advancement. Work to advance the significance of foods and beverages in bridging cultural barriers.

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Legacy Awards

Les Dames d’Escoffier International Legacy Awards Offer Professional Wisdom to Women in Food, Wine and Hospitality

Imagine the experience of working side by side for an exciting week with award winning masters in Chicago’s exciting restaurant scene, Washington State’s premier wine industry, or a small island resort in the British West Indies!

The 2010 LDEI Legacy Awards will be given in three categories – Culinary, hosted by Dame Carrie Nahabedian, Chef/Owner of NAHA restaurant, Dames Deann Bayless, Frontera Grill Owner and JeanMarie Brownson, Frontera Foods Culinary Director in Chicago; Wine in Washington State under the direction of Dame Kay Simon, Winemaker/Owner of Chinook Winery, and Dame Patricia Gelles, Managing Director/Owner of Klipsun Vineyards, and Hospitality by Dame Gladys Howard, Owner, Manager and Executive Chef at Pirates Point Resort, Little Cayman Island.

Established in 2009, each Legacy Award offers a one week workplace experience to beginning or mid-career, non-Dame women in the USA and Canada. Candidates must have at least two years of experience and must be currently working in the food, beverage or hospitality industries. Working beside Dames with award-winning credentials, the recipients will experience high energy, intense, career expanding days and nights with extraordinary teams.

Travel and hotel accommodations for six nights will be reimbursed for each winner up to US $2,000. Click here for the application. Applications must be submitted by April 16, 2010. The second annual Les Dames d’Escoffier International Legacy Awards will be announced on May 15, 2010 and must be fulfilled by October 15, 2010.

If you have any questions about the awards or entry process, please contact the Legacy Awards Chair, Dame Lila Gault at (212) 242-5644 or email her at lila@gaultgreen.com.