The James Beard Celebrity Chef Tour is coming to Knoxville to benefit the James Beard Foundation and L5 Foundation. The official Beard House on Tour travels to towns around the country to showcase the famous Beard experience to guests, media and fans. The format of the Celebrity Chef Tour is consistent with dinners at the Beard House in New York’s Greenwich Village, including a one-hour reception followed by a five-to-seven course dinner paired with wine. The event is co-hosted by and benefiting Young-Williams Animal Center.