The chef Sam Fore received an ominous voice mail message this month from an unknown number.
The caller identified himself as a private investigator working for the James Beard Foundation.
Later that day, Ms. Fore found herself on a Zoom call, answering questions from him and another man.
Ms. Fore is among the first subjects of an investigatory process created in 2021 as part of that overhaul.
But in many ways she is the kind of chef the retooled awards are meant to recognize more fully.
Persons:
Sam Fore, James Beard, Fore, “, ’ ”, Beard, Ms, Tuk
Organizations:
James, James Beard Foundation
Locations:
United States, Lexington, Ky, Sri Lankan