Saturday, November 2
All Day: Field Trips: All trips depart from the Francis Marion Hotel. Click here for more details.
Sunday, November 3
| 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Field Trips | All trips depart/return from Francis Marion HotelHotel address: 387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403 |
| 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Registration | Francis Marion Hotel, Mezzanine Level |
| 5:45 PM – 6:30 PM | Welcome, Rowan Jacobsen (author)Conservation You Can Taste, Gary Nabhan (agricultural ecologist, ethnobotanist, writer)
A Lowcountry Welcome, The Lee Brothers (authors, The Lee Bros.) |
Francis Marion Hotel, Colonial Ballroom |
| 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Welcome, Whole Hog & Oyster Roast. More details. Sponsored by American Harvest, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Niman Ranch | Maritime Center: 10 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC 29401 |
Monday, November 4
| 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration, Grains-Focused Breakfast. Sponsored by Anson Mills | Francis Marion Hotel, Mezzanine Level |
| 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Welcome Remarks, Michael Leviton (chef/owner of Lumiere and Area Four, Chefs Collab. Board Chair)Welcome Remarks, Mike Lata (chef/partner, FIG and The Ordinary)
Looking Back, Cooking Forward, Rick Bayless (chef/owner, Frontera/Topolobampo/Xoco Chicago) |
Francis Marion Hotel, Colonial Ballroom |
| 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Breakout Sessions (Sign Up Here) | Francis Marion Hotel |
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Chefs Collaborative 2014 and Beyond, Melissa Kogut (executive director, Chefs Collaborative)Everything You Need to Know About Lunch, Kevin Mitchell (chef instructor, Culinary Institute of Charleston) and Charlotte Jenkins (chef/owner, Gullah Cuisine) | Francis Marion Hotel, Colonial Ballroom |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch, featuring Gullah cuisine | Francis Marion Hotel Carolina Ballroom |
| 1:45 PM – 3:30 PM | The Future of Food, Moderated by Rowan Jacobsen. Featuring Jane Black, Ari Weinzweig, Scott Nichols, Peter Hoffman, Emile DeFelice, Urvashi Rangan, Glenn Roberts | Francis Marion Hotel, Colonial Ballroom |
| 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Tasting Break. Sponsored by the American Lamb Board | Francis Marion Hotel, Mezzanine Level |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Innovation Through Fermentation – Featuring The Food Lab’s Rachel Dutton, Ben Wolfe, Dan Felder | Francis Marion Hotel, Colonial Ballroom |
| 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM | End of Day Remarks, Rowan Jacobsen | Francis Marion Hotel, Colonial Ballroom |
| 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Reception: Celebrating 20 Years! More details. Sponsored by American Harvest, Marine Stewardship Council | South Carolina Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf, Charleston, SC 29401 |
Tuesday, November 5
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast, Sponsored by Organic Valley | Francis Marion Hotel Mezzanine Level |
| 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | Restaurants of the Future, with Kim Severson (author and Atlanta Bureau Chief, New York Times), Michael Ruhlman (author) and Sean Brock (executive chef, Husk and McCrady’s) | Francis Marion Hotel Colonial Ballroom |
| 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM | Farming that Heals, Theresa Marquez (mission executive, Organic Valley) | Francis Marion Hotel Colonial Ballroom |
| 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Breakout Sessions (Sign Up Here) | Francis Marion Hotel |
| 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Cultural Ferment: A Conversation with Sandor Katz (fermentation revivalist and author) | Francis Marion Hotel Colonial Ballroom |
| 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Sustainability Awards, hosted by Michel Nischan (ceo and president, Wholesome Wave), and Closing Lunch. Paul Willis (co-founder and manager, Niman Ranch) to speak. More details. Sponsored by Lowndes Grove, American Lamb Board, TCHO | Lowndes Grove, 266 St. Margaret St., Charleston, SC 29403 |
Contact
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