Council of Ambassadors Options 4 Culinary and Advocacy Leaders Who Personify Dough’s Goal and Mission of “Rising to the Event”
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA (August 24, 2022) – Dough Wines, the primary wine collaboration of the James Beard Basis (JBF), is thrilled to announce the second Council of Dough Wines Ambassadors, which incorporates new member Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja (Shuka, Shukette NYC). The Dough Ambassador Program options 4 culinary and advocacy stars who have been chosen for his or her work which aligns with Dough’s mission to “rise to the event” as a proponent for good.
“As a chef, restaurateur and advocate for a extra sustainable meals system, it’s an honor to hitch forces with Dough Wines, a model that shares my dedication to variety and sustainability efforts and restaurant restoration,” mentioned Chef Ayesha. “I stay up for persevering with to amplify these beliefs by way of my function as a Dough Wine ambassador.”
Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja joins the three esteemed ambassadors who’ve collaborated with Dough since 2021. The 4 ambassadors are:
- Ayesha Nurdjaja of New York, Chef & Restauranteur of acclaimed Shuka and Shukette, JBF Award Finalist Nominee “Finest Chef: New York State” 2022.
- Greg Wade of Chicago, Managing Companion at Publican High quality Bread, sustainable grain advocate, JBF “Excellent Baker of the Yr” 2019.
- Jennifer Bushman of San Francisco, a sustainable aquaculture advocate and creator of wholesome, regenerative seafood model, Sea Pantry.
- Joanna James of Connecticut, girls’s equality activist and founding father of the nonprofit MAPP, Filmmaker & Director of the documentary “A Fantastic Line”.
As spokespeople, the ambassadors will generate conversations and spotlight the three areas of focus which might be the inspiration of the model’s mission:
- Restaurant Restoration: Offering important sources to assist eating places come again stronger and extra resilient.
- Fairness within the Kitchen: Making certain that everybody no matter race, gender, age, and many others. has the chance to thrive.
- Meals Sustainability: Establishing a extra sustainable meals system by way of schooling, advocacy and thought management.
“We’re honored to welcome Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja to the unimaginable Council of Ambassadors this 12 months,” mentioned Steve Myers, President of Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Companions. “Along with these trade leaders, we are going to proceed constructing upon the James Beard Basis’s program to push for brand spanking new requirements within the restaurant trade, making a culinary future the place all have the equal alternative to thrive.”
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Chef Ayesha is the daughter of an Indonesian father and Italian mom. Rising up, she was all the time impressed by her household’s cooking, which was marked by way of unique flavors and beneficiant hospitality. Her entrepreneurial spirit first led her to pursue a enterprise diploma at Tempo College, however she finally adopted her passions and enrolled on the Institute of Culinary Training.
Chef Ayesha is now the Government Chef and Companion at Shuka in New York Metropolis’s SoHo neighborhood and her latest enterprise, Shukette, the celebratory eating vacation spot in Chelsea. At Shukette, Chef Ayesha applies her seasonally-minded philosophy and deep understanding of spices to Shukette’s vibrant and continuously altering menus of flavorful dips, salads and entrees from the crackling grill to showcase the area’s many cuisines, domestically and sustainably sourced at any time when potential. Each Shuka and Shukette are a part of the Bowery Group and the menus champion the group’s concentrate on seasonality and sustainable sourcing. In 2022, Ayesha was acknowledged as a James Beard Award Finalist Nominee for Finest Chef: New York State.
Launched in 2020 and created in collaboration with Distinguished Vineyards and Wine Companions (DVWP), Dough firmly believes that change can rise from the smallest of actions. By its partnership, Dough and the James Beard Basis work to have a good time, assist, and elevate the individuals behind America’s meals tradition and championing a regular of excellent meals anchored in expertise, fairness, and tradition.
ABOUT DOUGH WINES
Dough Wines was developed by Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Companions (DVWP) as the primary collaborative wine model with the James Beard Basis. The wines assist optimistic systemic adjustments within the culinary arts and drinks professions. Dough Wines is proud to assist the James Beard Basis, with an annual donation and a concentrate on restaurant restoration, equality within the kitchen and meals sustainability. To be taught extra, please go to doughwines.com.
ABOUT DISTINGUISHED VINEYARDS & WINE PARTNERS
Shaped in 2008, Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Companions is a dynamic mid-size wine firm that features a assortment of iconic wineries from a number of the world’s most prestigious wine areas. Acknowledged as benchmarks for his or her appellations, the Distinguished Vineyards portfolio consists of the extremely acclaimed Argyle Vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, MacRostie Vineyard and Vineyards in Sonoma County, Markham Vineyards and TEXTBOOK in Napa Valley, in addition to Wither Hills in New Zealand. Devoted to excellence, social fairness and sustainability, Distinguished Vineyards consists of greater than 1,000 acres of sustainably licensed property vineyards. Wither Hills holds Sustainable Winegrowing NZ accreditation, and its property vineyards are licensed natural by BioGro NZ, Argyle in Oregon is LIVE Licensed, MacRostie is Licensed California Sustainable Winegrowing, and Markham Vineyards is licensed each Napa Inexperienced and Fish Pleasant Farming. For extra data, go to www.dvwinepartners.com.
