Academic Symposium
Ticket Price: $95 (includes signed copies of both books)
Location: Academic Bistro, 101 N 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Registration: 10:30–11 a.m.
Speakers:
Dr. Marcia Chatelain, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America in
conversation with Jamila Robinson, food editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer
and
Harold McGee, author of Nose Dive, in conversation with food scientist Dr. Arielle Johnson
Opening Session
Ticket Price: $125 (includes signed copy of Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography and reception)
Location: The Study at University City, 20 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Registration: 4:45–5:30 p.m.
Conversation: 5:30 p.m.
Laurie Woolever, The New York Times bestselling author of World Travel: An Irreverent Guide and Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography, in conversation with Jeff Gordinier
A reception to follow featuring Laser Wolf, Le Cavalier, Friday Saturday Sunday, Kalaya, Irwin’s, Hearthside, Eclat Chocolate, Birchrun Hills Cheese, Di Bruno Bros, Philadelphia Distilling, Dad’s Hat, The Artisan’s Cellar and a.kitchen.
Ticket Price: $195
Location: The Study at University City, 20 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
(Subject to Change)
Registration: 8–8:45 a.m.
Breakfast features Baba’s Brew, La Colombe, Rival Bros, Lost Bread Co., Essen Bakery, Federal Donuts, Spread Bagelry, FarmArt and High Street Philly.
Opening Remarks at 8:45 a.m.
9:15–10 a.m. Session
Room A:
Telling My Story
Moderator: Gia Vecchio
Panelists: Lisa Donovan and Suzanne Barr
Room B:
How to Craft Your Food Brand and Image
Moderator: Kayla Stewart
Presenters: Hawa Hassan and Eric Kim
Room C:
The Grain Movement
Moderator: Adam Erace
Presenters: Ryan Morgan, Don Guerra, Sarah Owens and Pamela Yung
10:15–11 a.m. Session
Room A:
Where Do We Go from Here? Considering the Future of Black Voices in Food Media
Moderator: Audarshia Townsend
Panelists: Shanika Hillocks, Aaron Hutcherson and Klancy Miller
Room B:
Who was James Beard?
Moderator: Joey Hernandez
Panelist: John Birdsall
Room C:
You Better Eat Your Vegetables: Connecting Kids with Food
Moderator: Joshua David Stein
Presenters: Sarah Thomas and Dan Giusti
11:15 a.m.–12 p.m. Session
Room A:
The Food Reporter: Hot Topics Roundtable of Current Events
Moderator: Tim Carman
Panelists: Jenn Harris, Hanna Raskin, Brett Anderson and Jamila Robinson
12–1:15 p.m. Lunch
South Philly Barbacoa, Hardena, Mike’s BBQ, Huda, Community Bar, Geno’s, Everybody Eats Philly and Vittles, Caphe Roasters, Amy’s Pastelillos and Brigaid
1:15–2 p.m. Session
Room A:
The Power of Food: Chef Movement for Social Change
Moderator: Kat Kinsman
Panelists: Erik Bruner Yang, Ed Lee and Stephanie Willis
Room B:
4 Color Blocks: A Conversation with Bryant Terry
Moderator: Korsha Wilson
Room C:
Reimagining Indian Cuisine
Moderator: Rachel Gurjar
Panelists: Cheetie Kumar and Chintan Pandya
2:15–3 p.m. Session
Room A:
Restaurant Roundup
Moderator: Krystle Mobayeni
Panelists: Omar Mamoon, Brett Martin, Louisa Chu and Deanna Ting
Room B:
AAPI Issues in the Restaurant Industry
Moderator: Kevin Sintumuang
Panelists: Kevin Tien, Angela Dimayuga, Simon Kim and Christine Lau
Room C:
What's Next in Food Science
Moderator: Dr. Arielle Johnson
Panelists: Harold McGee, Jason White and Jeremy Umansky
3:15–4:00 p.m. Session
Room A:
The Future of the Restaurant Workplace
Moderator: Priya Krishna
Panelists: Devita Davison, Erick Williams, Karyn Tomlinson and Chris Shepard
4:00 p.m.
Dessert Reception featuring Weckerly's, Second Daughter Baking Co., Darnel's Cakes, Vanilya Bakery, Bassetts Ice Cream, Reading Terminal Market and High Street Philly.
(Subject to Change)
Brett Anderson: Food writer for The New York Times
Suzanne Barr: Chef and author of My Ackee Tree
John Birdsall: Journalist and author of The Man Who Ate Too Much: A Life of James Beard
Erik Bruner-Yang: Chef/owner of Maketto 1351 and founder of the Power of 10 Initiative
Tim Carman: Food writer at The Washington Post
Marcia Chatelain, PhD: Georgetown University, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Louisa Chu: Food critic at The Chicago Tribune
Devita Davison: Executive director of Food Lab Detroit and Food Lab Sydney
Angela Dimayuga: Author of Filipinx: Heritage Recipes from the Diaspora
Lisa Marie Donovan: Pastry chef and author of Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger
Adam Erace: Food and travel writer
Dan Giusti: Founder of Brigaid and former head chef of Noma
Jeff Gordinier: Writer and author of Hungry
Don Guerra: Barrio Bread (Tucson, AZ)
Rachel Gurjar: Associate food editor for Bon Appetit magazine
Jenn Harris: food columnist at the Los Angeles Times
Hawa Hassan: Author of Bibi’s Kitchen and founder of Basbaas Foods
Joey Hernandez: Deputy food editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Shanika Hillocks: Food writer and marketing consultant
Aaron Hutcherson: Food writer and recipe developer for The Washington Post
Arielle Johnson, PhD: Scientist and author
Eric Kim: Cooking columnist at The New York Times
Simon Kim: Hospitality agent at Cote (NYC and Miami)
Kat Kinsman: Senior editor at Food and Wine
Priya Krishna: Food reporter at The New York Times
Cheetie Kumar: Chef and co-owner of Garland, Neptunes and Kings
Christine Lau: Executive chef at Kimika (NYC)
Edward Lee: Chef of 610 Magnolia and Succotash Prime and founder of The Lee Initiative
Omar Mamoon: Food writer for Esquire, San Francisco Chronicle and Resy
Brett Martin: Food critic for GQ
Harold McGee: Food scientist and author of On Food & Cooking and Nose Dive
Klancy Miller: Founder of For The Culture magazine
Krystle Mobayeni: CEO and founder of BentoBox
Ryan Morgan: Owner and baker at Sixteen Bricks (Cincinnati)
Sarah Owens: Author of Heirloom, Toast & Jam and James Beard-awarded Sourdough
Chintan Pandya: Chef at Adda Indian Canteen, Rahi and Dhamaka
Hanna Raskin: Journalist at The Food Section
Jamila Robinson: Food editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer and the North American Academy chair (East USA & East Canada) for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
Chris Shephard: Underbelly Hospitality
Kevin Sintumuang: Culture and lifestyle editor at Esquire magazine
Kayla Steward: Food and travel writer
Joshua David Stein: Cookbook author, co-author journalist and food critic
Bryant Terry: James Beard & NAACP award-winning chef, author and publisher of 4 Color Books
Sarah Thomas: Co-founder and author of Kalamata’s Kitchen
Kevin Tien: Chef at Moon Rabbit (DC) and co-founder of Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate
Karyn Tomlinson: Chef at Myriel Restaurant
Audarshia Townsend: President, Townsend Media Magic, LLC | Food & Beverage Journalist
Jeremy Umansky: Chef/owner of Larder and author of Koji Alchemy
Gia Vecchio: CEO and Founder of Foxglove Communications
Jason White: Director of fermentation at Noma and Noma Projects
Korsha Wilson: Food writer and host of A Hungry Society
Erick Williams: Chef/owner of Virtue Restaurant (Chicago)
Stephanie Willis: Everybody Eats Philly
Laurie Woolever: Author of Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
Pamela Yung: 2021 Chef-in-Residence at Stone Barns
Chef de Cuisine
Visit Philadelphia
American Express/Resy
The Study at University City
BentoBox
Sous Chef
S.Pellegrino
Rosita Bisani
Stage
Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association
Maxwell McKenny
Citrocasa
Diversified Ceramics
Dry Ager
Edlund
Forbes Industries
FusionChef
Purell
Henkelman
Irinox
Lacor
Mibrasa
Pacojet
Robot Coupe
Service Ideas
Unox
Vitamix
In Kind
Hearthside
Birchrun Hill Farms
Eclat Chocolate
Philadelphia Distilling
Artisan’s Cellars
La Colombe
Baba’s Brew
Lost Bread Co.
Rival Bros.
Essen Bakery
Federal Donuts
South Philly Barbacoa
Mike’s BBQ
Geno’s Steaks
Weckerly’s
Spread Bagelry
Hardena
Huda
Community Bar
Everybody Eats Philly and Vittles
Amy's Pastelillos
Caphe Roasters
Second Daughter Baking Co.
Darnel's Cakes
Vanilya Bakery
Bassetts Ice Cream
Reading Terminal Market