In 1981, she founded the American Institute of Wine & Food, with vintners Robert Mondavi and Richard Graff, and others, to "advance the understanding, appreciation and quality of wine and food," a pursuit she had already begun with her books and television appearances.
En 1981 fundou o Instituto Americano do Viño e a Comida, cos viñateiros Robert Mondavi e Richard Graff, e outros para "avanzar no entendemento, na apreciación e na calidade do viño e da comida", unha loita que ela xa comezara cos seus libros e aparicións en televisión.