Les Dames Accepting Applications for International Legacy Awards
Applications for the first Les Dames d’Escoffier International Legacy Awards will be accepted through May 15. To apply, go to www.ldei.org.
Awards in three categories will be internships that will provide women, at the beginning or mid-career in their chosen culinary professions, the opportunity to learn first-hand from accomplished Dames.
The awards offer a week-long, high energy work place experience to non-Dame women in the USA and Canada. Candidates must have at least two years of experience and must be currently working in the food, beverage or hospitality industries.
“Working hand-in-hand with Dames in the three industries represented by our membership, we hope to imbue a lasting legacy of knowledge and expertise to the lucky winners so that they will continue to grow and mentor other women in culinary careers,” said Suzanne Brown, president, LDEI. “In other words, ‘a lasting legacy in perpetuity’,” added Brown.
Recipients of awards in the food, beverage and hospitality categories will travel to Washington State’s wine country, New York’s riveting catering scene or to one of Dallas’ premier hotel properties. Travel and hotel accommodation for six nights will be reimbursed for each category award winner up to US $2,000. Working beside Dames with award winning credentials, the recipients will experience intense, career-altering days and nights with extraordinary teams.
Opportunities will include: executing an event from inception to completion in one of America’s best hotels, discovering the finer points of viticulture and wine making or learning how a New York City catering powerhouse maintains both quality and quantity.
Les Dames d’Escoffier International is an invitational organization of women leaders in food, beverage and hospitality whose mission is education, advocacy and philanthropy. Presently, there are 26 chapters in the USA and Canada.
