Located at Pier 57 inside the Market 57 food hall in Manhattan, Platform by the James Beard Foundation is a state-of-the-art show kitchen, event, and educational space dedicated to outstanding culinary arts programming, bringing the Foundation’s Good Food for Good® mission to life.
Photo: Clay Williams
Featuring guest chefs and culinary participants, the show kitchen hosts pioneers of the food and beverage industry—James Beard Award winners, nominees, and semifinalists—as well as incredible emerging talent curated from the James Beard Foundation’s community. Experience the best of American food culture and the people behind it through our classes, demos, panels, dinners, and more!
Questions? Check out our Platform FAQ page or contact platformbyjbf@jamesbeard.org.
Featured Platform Events
Wed, Nov 12
Dinner: Flavors of the Caribbean
Presented by Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority
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Fri, Nov 14
Dinner: A Night with the Restaurateur behind Tribeca Grill, Nobu, and Montrachet
Thu, Nov 20
Dinner: Kalaya and Friends: A Thai Friendsgiving Dinner
Upcoming Platform Events
Dinner: North Fork Catch: A Sensational Seafood Dinner
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Wed, Nov 5
Dinner: Flavors of the Caribbean
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Wed, Nov 12
Dinner: An Evening in Portugal: At the Table with Lita’s Chef David Viana
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Thu, Nov 13
Dinner: A Night with the Restaurateur behind Tribeca Grill, Nobu, and Montrachet
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Fri, Nov 14
Dinner: Tristen Epps-Long x Osei “Picky” Blackett: A Trinidadian Dinner
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Sold OutWed, Nov 19
Dinner: Kalaya and Friends: A Thai Friendsgiving Dinner
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Thu, Nov 20
Collab Dinner: Rijsttafel Reimagined: An Indonesian Ceremonial Banquet
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Wed, Dec 3
Dinner: A Decadent Truffle Feast with James Beard Award Winner® Chef Paul Bartolotta
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Thu, Dec 4
Dinner: Feast of the Seven Fishes with James Beard Award Winner® David Standridge
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Wed, Dec 10
Oh, Hanukkah! Eden Grinshpan’s Celebration of the Festival of Lights
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Thu, Dec 11
A Vegetable-Forward, Latin American Dinner with MITA
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Sat, Dec 13
Collab Dinner: The Art of Pasta with Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Chef Amy Brandwein
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Tue, Dec 16
Collab Dinner: A Winter Solstice Celebration Featuring Chef Nasim Alikhani with Nilou Motamed
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Wed, Dec 17
Collab Dinner: Navidad Boricua: The Puerto Rican Holiday Table
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011
Thu, Dec 18
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