B. Smith Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Silver Spoon Award for performance in the food industry in 2012
• Was nominated for a James Beard Award and won an American Library Association for Black Caucus Literary Award for "B․ Smith: Rituals and Celebration․"
• Was inducted into the American Chef Corps, a partnership between the U․S․ Department of State and the James Beard Foundation, in 2012 to help prepare meals for visiting foreign leaders
• Started out as a fashion model and appeared on several magazine covers, including Mademoiselle's July 1976 issue, which marked the first time the magazine featured an African-American woman on its cover
• Hosted a SiriusXM radio show called "The B․ Smith and 'Thank You Dan' Show" with her husband, Dan Gasby
• Best known as a restaurateur, model and host of the television series "Sag Harbor" and "B․ Smith with Style․"
• Opened her first B․ Smith restaurant in 1986 and now owns three: one in New York City, one in Washington, D․C․, and one in Long Island's Sag Harbor
• Wrote the books "B․ Smith's Entertaining and Cooking for Friends," "B․ Smith: Rituals and Celebration" and "B․ Smith Cooks Southern-Style․"