the feast
The Latest
August 2026
Featured in this issue:
- Travel back in time and explore the culinary influences and exchange between France and America in Dame Erin Drain’s (Chicago) story. Bonus: the infamous Pepper Pot Soup recipe shared from Philly’s Dame Angela Brown.
- Extra! Extra! Read all about how newsletters can serve your chapter’s communications strategy. Dame Jen Greenhalgh (London) authors this witty piece which is chock-full of best practices.
- Dame Janeen A. Sarlin (New York) tells us how our New York Chapter met, and exceeded, their fundraising goal in 50 days as part of their big 50th anniversary celebration.
February 2026
Third VP Dame Kate Howell (London) and her Communications Committee share their collage of Dames as we prepare for our Annual Conference in Las Vegas this coming April. We reimagined the social campaign in “What Conference Means to Me” and hope you’ll have fun clicking around the map to view messages of encouragement from our sisters far and wide.
Dame Melissa Abbott (Seattle) brings us up to speed on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is affecting gastronomy and hospitality in “Augmented Appetite.” Be sure to also register for the Live Online event Why Food Still Needs Women’s Leadership in an AI Age on February 24.
Buckle up in the Delorean and go back in time with Dame Jen Greenhalgh (London) to explore how LDEI founder Grande Dame Carol Brock planted the seeds for our international chapters in “Going Global.”