On September 14, 2017, Il Palio at the Siena Hotel hosted Festa Italiana: Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner. This special event successfully raised $7,500 for the James Beard Foundation Scholarship Fund and included talented chefs, bakers and beverage professionals from the East Coast.

Il Palio at the Siena Hotel is excited to host their 4th Annual Olive Oil Dinner on September 28, 2017 from 7pm to 9pm. This special dinner highlights Italy’s top five olive oil producing regions with a five course dinner that Chef Teddy served at the prestigious James Beard House earlier in the year.

The Bistro at Topsail’s blended burger, “The Goomba,” receives top five placement in The James Beard Foundation’s (JBF) Blended Burger Project™. Voting ended July 31, 2017 for this nationwide contest and challenge to make a "blended burger" by blending ground meat with finely chopped mushrooms to create a delicious, healthier, and more sustainable burger.

The Bistro at Topsail has announced that it will be participating in The James Beard Foundation’s (JBF) Blended Burger Project™, a nationwide contest and challenge to make a "blended burger" by blending ground meat with finely chopped mushrooms to create a delicious, healthier, and more sustainable burger.