About

The Culinary Trust started its corporate life on February 7, 1984 under the name Cooking Advancement Research and Education Foundation (CAREF). Its first Trustees were the late Julia Child, CCP, Shirley Corriher, CCP, and Marlene Sorosky, CCP. CAREF was a charitable foundation formed to support research and education in the broad fields of culinary studies, whether from a scientific, literary or practical standpoint. Among CAREF’s significant accomplishments was providing scholarships for culinary education and grants for culinary research at a time when the culinary field was emerging from its popular perception as a trade to its current status as a profession.

Recognizing the close affinity of its mission with the goals of the IACP, in 1994, CAREF changed its name to the IACP Foundation and spent the next ten years working closely with the IACP to promote culinary research and education, as well as charitable activities such as hunger relief. By 2004, however, the IACP Foundation saw a need and opportunity to expand its efforts to include the preservation of culinary heritage in our rapidly changing foodways. The IACP Foundation changed its name to the all-inclusive The Culinary Trust, reflecting its updated mission. While still working closely with the IACP, the Trust serves the broad public interest and is focused in giving culinary professionals the tools and opportunities to understand and act on critical issues on the world of food.

The Culinary Trust achieves its mission through scholarships and grants for students and professionals, cookbook preservation and restoration, educational programs and grants for hunger alleviation.

Honorary Trustees

Board of Trustees

Past Chairs

Past Chairs
2006-2008  Andrew F. Smith
2004-2006  Robyn Lee
2002-2004  Justin Newby
2000-2002  Paul M. Barrett
1999-2000  Catherine Evans, CCP
1998-1999  Madge Griswold, CCP
1997-1998  Jude Theriot, CCP
1996-1997  Renie Steves, CCP
1995-1996  Teresa J. Farney, CCP
1994-1995  Nancy V. Barr, CCP
1993-1994  Patrice Dionot
1991-1993  Nancy Kirby Harris, CCP
1990-1991  Carmen Jones, CCP
1989-1990  Leslie Beal Bloom, CCP
1987-1989  Blake Swihart, CCP
1985-1987  Anne Byrd
1984-1985  Marlene Sorosky, CCP