In its ninth year, the Julia Child Award is honoring a chef who's made a "significant difference in the food world within the US," per the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.
This year, it's Sean Sherman, who's been lauded for his work with North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, or N'TIFS, a program that's "rejuvenating Indigenous food cultures," the foundation says in a press release.
Sherman, who's also a James Beard Award winner and cookbook author, "is a torch bearer of Julia Child's legacy," the foundation adds.
"Not only does he have multiple awards and accolades in the food world, but his activism in raising money for causes like No Kid Hungry, and his mentorship of the next generation of gastronomes is worth applauding."
An individual ticket for the Oct.
24 gala in Minneapolis costs $400, while corporations and the wealthy can shell out $25,000 for a private table, Grub Street reports.
A $50,000 grant is also available to the food-related non-profit of the recipient's choosing, per the Julia Child Foundation.
(Last year, the award went to a woman who exposed racism in American cuisine.)
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