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The latest news and announcements about the Julia Child Award, including press releases and the gala event at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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2023 JULIA CHILD GALA
Check out photos from the 9th annual Julia Child Award Gala, honoring 2023 Julia Child Award recipient, Chef Sean Sherman, at The Depot’s Grand Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
SEAN SHERMAN NAMED 2023 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT BY THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION
Today, Chef Sean Sherman, award-winning cookbook author, activist and founder of North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) was named recipient of the prestigious ninth annual Julia Child Award.
GRACE YOUNG NAMED NAMED 2022 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT BY THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION
The renowned cookbook author and activist is the recipient of the 2022 Julia Child Award. To learn more about Grace and what the $50,000 award grant will fund, click here.
TONI TIPTON-MARTIN NAMED 2021 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT BY THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION
The famed culinary historian, editor, writer and TV host is the recipient of the 2021 Julia Child Award. To learn more about Toni and what the $50,000 award grant will fund, click here.
MEET 2021 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT TONI TIPTON-MARTIN
Tune in to Inside Julia's Kitchen, the Foundation's podcast, for Todd Schulkin's interview with Toni Tipton-Martin, the seventh recipient of the annual Julia Child Award.
2020 FOOD HISTORY GALA FROM HOME
The sixth annual Smithsonian Food History Gala from Home took place on October 15, 2020, and featured the presentation of the Julia Child Award to recipient Danielle Nierenberg. Watch it here.