Les Dames d'Escoffier DC (LDEI)

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Les Dames d' Escoffier DC

Education

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.

Advocacy

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.

Philanthropy

Create and support ways to give back to local chapter communities.

Welcome to Les Dames d'Escoffier

Les Dames d’Escoffier is the only organization of its kind: a world wide philanthropic society of professional women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage and hospitality. The invitation-only membership, composed of 27 individual chapters across the United States and Canada, is highly diversified and reflects the multifaceted fields of contemporary gastronomy and hospitality.

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Grande Dame Nomination Process Underway
Every two years, LDEI bestows the prestigious Grande Dame award; the next award will be given at the annual conference in Philadelphia. A woman, late in her career, with outstanding professional achievement, excellence and charitable/community...
Praise for Cooking with Les Dames d'Escoffier
Five-Star Cookbook Seasoned By Laguna Ties Featured in Laguna Beach Independent, Nov 14, 2008 Marcella Rosene, part time Laguna Beach resident for 35 years, is the editor of Cooking with Les Dames d'Escoffier: At Home with the Women Who Shape...
M.F.K. Fisher Awards for Excellence in Culinary Writing
The LDEI 2008 M.F.K. Fisher Awards for Excellence in Culinary Writing have been announced. A panel of judges reviewed almost 70 entries for this biannual writing competition and selected the following winning entries: First Prize: Whole Foods...
Fiesta Mart seeks recipes for a new cookbook
Hadfield Communications, a Houston-based ad agency, has been charged with a major upgrade to the web site of Texas-based Fiesta Mart (with 40+ stores). Fiesta Mart is well-known for its international mix of imported and exotic foods. Hadfield...