“We’re demanding the respect that we deserve for really being the backbone of the restaurant industry in this country.'
. The board appears to include just one Latino, Herb Scannell, who is the president and chief executive of member-supported Southern California Public Radio.
One leading Latina restaurant owner, Christy Vega, is also advocating for change. Vega is the president of the historic Casa Vega, a celebrity-favorite Mexican restaurant in Sherman Oaks. Rocha submitted a letter to the James Beard Foundation in late August, stating that a “fair and equitable representation of Latinos” on the board would be a step toward “embracing the diverse perspectives” essential for the foundation.
Based in New York City, the foundation was started to preserve the legacy of James Beard, a culinary expert regarded as the “Dean of American Cookery.” He hosted the first cooking program in the history of television, and following his death, the foundation opened the James Beard House in 1986 “to provide a center for the culinary arts.”
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