Les Dames d'Escoffier Chicago
Category: Chicago Chapter News
Ina Pinkney Named Dame of Distinction
Each year, the board of Les Dames d’Escoffier Chicago selects one member for an important lifetime achievement award – the Dame of Distinction honor. This member is one who has achieved excellence in her career and made outstanding contributions to…
Read MoreLDEI Announces M.F.K. Fisher Awards
After five months in the process the winners of LDEI’s 2018 M.F.K. Fisher Awards Contest were announced.
Read MoreMarion Nestle Earns LDEI Grand Dame Award
Les Dames d’Escoffier International named Marion Nestle the fifteenth recipient of its prestigious Grande Dame Award, which bestowed annually, honors extraordinary achievements in food, beverage, and hospitality professions. Nestle will receive the award at the Gala Dinner at the LDEI Annual Conference in…
Read MorePeterson Garden Project to Receive $10,000 Grant from Les Dames d’Escoffier Green Tables Initiative
The Chicago chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, the non-profit organization dedicated to advancing women leaders in the culinary and hospitality industries, is pleased to announce the Peterson Garden Project as the recipient of its 2018 Green Tables Grant. A check…
Read MoreChicago Dames Travel to Mexico for Margaritas, Mayan Cooking and More
By Dame Toria Emas Five Chicago Dames embarked on a Traditional Mayan Adventure with LDEI Flavors of Mexico. Attending were Dames Susan Syzmanski, Susan Weller, Diane Sokolofski, Antoinette Benjamin (Ann Arbor dual member), Toria Emas and her husband, Bill.
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