Mashama Bailey

Mashama Bailey NAMED TO TIME’S ANNUAL TIME100 LIST OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD    Savannah, April 15, 2026 — TIME named Mashama Bailey to the 2026 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes appear in the April 27, 2026, issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, April 17, and now online   The list recognizes the impact, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Link in bio! Photographed by Ilya KAGAN @ilyafoodstories @time . /collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/

How excited are we for @larretparis , you ask? So excited! This newest addition to the Grey Spaces family of restaurants took a long time to bake, but a happy team, happy guests, and this very kind recognition from @NYTimes , courtesy of the very diligent and caring @korshawilson , makes it all worth it. A giant congrats to our brethren in Paris for their perseverance and heart. Shifties on us! #southernfoodonthemove #larretparis #greyspaces #thegreysavannah 📸: Johno, L'Arret Exterior, @matthew_avignone for The New York Times 📸: Mashama, @k___7___n

#ad When my parents and friends are in town, there’s nothing I love more than cooking with, and for them. Being a chef and running multiple restaurants can get crazy, you would think cooking after a long day wouldn’t be something I would want to do, but as a chef, I love nothing more than unwinding with a great meal. My dad inspired and helped me perfect (in my opinion) one of his family recipes, Baked Sea Island Peas and Ground Beef. I partnered with @beefitswhatsfordinner to have the best #ChefsNight In, to get my dad back in the kitchen with me, and to share a meal with my mom and friends while we were all in town. I hope you can enjoy your own #ChefsNightIn with family and friends, for some dinner inspiration, try my family favorite beef recipe, visit: /chefs-night-in #beeffarmersandranchers @thegreysavannah @johnomorisano

Last night, @theednalewisfoundation celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Taste of Country Cooking with Edna’s Table, a dinner hosted at @gage.and.tollner , featuring chefs @leahbcooks @chefsohui @chefadriennecheatham and @mashamabailey . @audiophilegirl hosted and a wonderful time was had. Celebrations of Ms. Lewis and her work will continue through the weekend with The Edna Lewis Festival, hosted by @bemculturalfoundation at their shop in Bed-Stuy. Tonight, they will be showing “Finding Edna Lewis,” the Emmy-winning and newly James Beard Nominated show by Deb Freeman. Go to bembrooklyn.com for tickets!

Come experience the lasting influence of Miss Edna’s cooking this Tuesday May 5th, with chefs Leah Branch, Adrienne Cheatham, Sohui Kim and myself at Gage & Tollner for a special benefit dinner honoring the 50th anniversary of The Taste of Country Cooking. We’re raising funds for the ELF Foundation and launching 50 dinners in 50 states in honor of the rerelease of the book. Miss Lewis showed us the importance of Southern food and its role in American cuisine. We’re excited to show our appreciation for Miss Lewis through innovative courses that bridge her legacy and our imagination. Come be part of something deliciously impactful. Tickets are available at bembrooklyn.com/tocc5 /tocc50 @nytimes @korshawilson #EdnaLewis #TOCC50. Sponsored by @virginiawinecollective @debraggameats @knopfcooks @veuveclicquot @earlygirlfarm @islandcreekoysters @bemculturalfoundation

When I signed onto bringing back Gage & Tollner seven years ago, the fact that Ms Edna Lewis’ time here as Executive Chef was THE thing that made the project even more exciting and meaningful! Our menu nods to the long history of our restaurant as a classic Oyster Chophouse but I also wanted to emphasize Ms Lewis’ time here in the late eighties/ early nineties as she leaned into her way of cooking and celebrating the seasons as a chef. I look toward her amazing cookbooks, especially Taste of Country Cooking for inspiration and guidance. We celebrate her legacy on the regular on the menu and in our private dining room named in her honor. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Taste of Country Cooking. To mark the occasion, we are getting ready for a huge celebration in honor of this Grand Dame of southern ( read American) cooking to benefit the Edna Lewis Foundation! Join me, @mashamabailey @leahbcooks @chefadriennecheatham for a multi-course dinner, emceed by @audiophilegirl ( Of Finding Edna Lewis Film) Tickets are available for purchase at bembrooklyn.com/tocc50. Each ticket includes a copy of the new 50th-anniversary edition of The Taste of Country Cooking, courtesy of Knopf Cooks. Those unable to attend who would like to make a gift to the Foundation can do so at theednalewisfoundation.org/donate. See you in the Edna Lewis Room at her table @gage.and.tollner

Time to pull up a chair. Hot Topics returns to the stage with moderator @thesporkful , joined by @mashamabailey , @buddha__lo , @luke.fortney , and @buttina tackling the questions the industry can't stop asking. Join the conversation at The Chef Assembly NYC at @iceculinary . Powered by @resy .

Celebrating Mashama Bailey on her inclusion in the 2026 TIME100 👏 As @kamalaharris writes, “Mashama is a chef, a teacher, and a storyteller… [with] the unique gift of connecting people through a bond of mutual understanding.” Mashama and her business partner Johno Morisano, who operate both @thegreysavannah and @larretparis , make connection feel effortless—on the line, across cities and countries, at every table they touch. Grey Spaces continues to evolve with intention (and very good taste), and they’re just getting started.

Edna Lewis cooked at Gage & Tollner before I ever knew I’d be a chef. Now, I get to invite you to her table as the Chair of the Edna Lewis Foundation. On May 5th, I’ll be cooking alongside chefs @leahbcooks , @chefadriennecheatham , and @chefsohui at Gage & Tollner for a special benefit dinner honoring the 50th anniversary of The Taste of Country Cooking and raising funds for the Foundation. This evening is deeply personal to me. Miss Lewis showed us the importance of Southern food and its role in American cuisine. We’re excited to show our appreciation for Miss Lewis through innovative courses that bridge her legacy and our imagination. Edna’s Table opens the BEM Brooklyn’s inaugural Edna Lewis Festival and is made possible by their partnership, and that of Gage & Tollner and Knopf Cooks. Tickets are on sale and include a copy of The Taste of Country Cooking: 50th Anniversary Edition, in your hands on the very day it publishes. Come be part of something deliciously impactful. Tickets are available at #EdnaLewis #TOCC50

So excited to bring the Culinary Collective by The Centurion Lounge to @AmericanExpress ’s newest small-format lounge concept in Las Vegas! We brought a specially curated menu to life for the new Sidecar by The Centurion Lounge, and I can’t wait for Las Vegas travelers to experience it. Always an honor to collaborate with the incredible Culinary Collective by The Centurion Lounge @Resy talent @chefkwameonwuachi @harrison.ginsberg @chefsarahjayne @mikesolomonov — and a pleasure welcoming sommelier @helenjohannesen to the crew. #withAmex

100% Female Culinary Talents ✨ The Power of Connection A few highlights from our International Women’s Day luncheon at L’Arrêt by The Grey, beautifully captured by Anne-Emmanuelle Thion. A day of sisterhood, inspiration and shared energy, bringing together 100% female culinary leaders shaping the future of gastronomy. @alebrije.lyon @alessandramontagne @amaliarestaurant_ @amandinechaignot @andreagrejon @artdevivrebycandy @bernardloiseau @blanche_loiseau @carla_kirsch @cecilia.spurio @chakaiseki_akiyoshi @charlottebaldaquin @chishuru @clairesonnet @daisyspinau @julieandrieu.officiel @kubriparis @lottierestaurant.marseille @maelysjacquot @maisonaleph @misuzu_akiyoshi @mon_estrada1 @myriamsabet @nosso.paris @parkhyattparis @pastry.narae_kim @poojadhingra @pouliche.paris @restaurantoxte @rita.higgins.akar @sarah_hamzaaaa @soma.lyon @stephaniezchoice @veranefrediani A very special thanks to @opentablefr , @metro_france and @cacaobarryofficial for supporting this event. 📸Crédit photo: @anneemmanuellethion #LaListe1000 #WomenInGastronomy #IWD2026 #CulinaryExcellence #MashamaBailey

❤️ Mexico City in 3 days ❤️ Running around CDMX, revisiting old haunts with some of the most incredible humans and chefs, was the treat of all treats. @mashamabailey @annbkool @cheetieku @ninacompton @lisamariedonovan @ellenmariebennett . Dream team ❤️✨ We stayed in La Condesa, went straight to Contramar, walked everywhere, took the subway (still my favorite—color coding = genius), wandered Xochimilco with our dear friend and epic guide @pablouso , danced on the sidewalk after dinner, and paid our respects at institutions like @nicosmexico . We ate tacos everywhere—not just the fancy spots, but the forever ones. We broke bread with chef friends who live there @gabrielacamara , drank huge cups of boiling hot milk with Nescafé instant coffee and sugar for breakfast (IYKYK- allll the abuelitas in Mexico drink this), we swapped life stories, got inspired, soaked up the sounds and energy everywhere we went and fully leaned into being the food nerds we are. 😂✨⚡️ The fact that we all somehow made this trip happen—despite living in different cities—still feels like a small miracle. Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it. 💛 Take me back to one of the most cup-filling adventures I’ve had in a long time.