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• Date: Monday, November 10, 2025
• Time: 5:30 – 9 PM
• Location: Institute of Culinary Education, 225 Liberty Street, 3rd Floor, NYC
• Tickets:

LDNY Members:

• $100
• $136 (includes autographed copy of Marion Nestle’s latest book, What to Eat Now)

General Public:

• $125
• $161 (includes autographed copy of Marion Nestle’s latest book, What to Eat Now)

Students

• $35 (must provide student ID as proof)

An immersive event where function meets flavor, science meets pleasure, and healing meets joy. This year’s annual Next Big Bite, which kicks off Les Dames 50^th anniversary, explores how food is transforming into a vehicle for personal well-being. Through dynamic panels and engaging tastings, we’ll examine how chefs, farmers, doctors, and thought leaders are shaping a new standard for nourishment—one that’s delicious, culturally rich, and deeply restorative.

In between, enjoy a curated walkaround tasting featuring a delicious array of health-forward foods and better-for-you sips, courtesy of Jennifer Bradley-Harroun (Pier Sixty), Tara Khattar (Maison Tara), Maria Loi (Loi Estiatorio), and Jessie Riley (Chef Instructor ICE, Co-Founder of Food Startup Help)

KEYNOTE

Grande Dame Marion Nestle: Celebrated nutrition advocate and author previews her upcoming book, What to Eat Now, highlighting how policy, access, and education influence our ability to heal through food.

PANEL 1: Kitchen Farm-acy – From Soil to Spoon

Explores food as the new pharmacy—from regenerative farming

to functional beverages.

Moderator: Corby Kummer of the Aspen Institute

• Soil Health & Vitality – Alix Daguin, AOOA Farms
• The Kitchen as Medicine Cabinet – Dame Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS, CDN
• Functional Beverages & Ethical Brands – Dame Erica Duecy, Business of Drinks podcast
• Flavor as Therapy – Rich LaMarita, Ayurvedic chef, ICE

FOOD & BEVERAGE EXPO

Showcasing nutrient-rich dishes and conscious sips—from ayurvedic bites

to plant-based and keto offerings.

PANEL 2: Healing Modalities – Tradition, Evolution & Application

Explores how culinary artistry, science, and integrative medicine are merging.

Moderator: Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan

Award-winning  journalist

• Hormonal Healing Across Life Stages – Dr. Basma Faris, Obstetrician, Gynecologist; Culinary Medicine Specialist
• School Nutrition & Brain Health – Dame Lynn Fredericks, Founder of Family Cook Productions
• Therapeutic Foods in Healthcare – Dr. Robert Graham, MD, MPH
• Culinary Indulgence + Clinical Impact – Dame Ellie Krieger, RDN, award winning author, host of Ellie’s Real Good Food