Les Dames d'Escoffier is an American society of professional women involved in the food, fine beverage, and hospitality industries.
Escoffier "elevated the role of cooks from that of laborers to artists"; when he died, he "left the world a new art, that of dining".
With expansion to other cities, Les Dames d'Escoffier International (LDEI) was formed in 1985 to operate as an umbrella organization.
Les Dames' major philanthropic activity consists of promoting the education and advancement of women in careers related to food industries.
The society provides scholarships for women desiring to become professionals or to advance their skills in the fields of food, wine, other beverages, nutrition, the arts of the table and related disciplines.