Our Mission
Mission Statement
To champion and cultivate our region's hospitality community.
Vision Statement
To be the most vibrant hospitality community in Texas.
Values
Serve, Collaborate,
Develop, Celebrate
Outreach + Impact
To date, the Foundation has raised more than $610,000 to fund programs, grants, and scholarships that support the food and beverage industry in our local community.
Have provided financial support to more than 230 local food and beverage professionals during times of hardship.
Supported over 25 students with scholarships.
Help showcase over 250 food and beverage event participants annually.
Launched the annual chef stipend program in 2021, ensuring a wide range of diverse local talent came to the table to participate.
Have hosted over 1,000 students at the annual career conferences.
Saved over 13,000 pounds of recyclables from going into the landfill.
Meet the Faces behind FWFWF
After many sleepless nights and a big vision for a Fort Worth food festival, Russell Kirkpatrick and Mike Micallef brought together some of the leading food and beverage professionals to make the vision reality.
Walter Kaufmann Lifetime Achievement Award
Long considered the architect of fine dining in Fort Worth, the late Walter Kaufmann was also known as the godfather of good taste, because he exemplified every sense of that phrase.
