Empire State Producers Expo in Syracuse

The Empire State Producers Expo will be held January 20-22nd, 2015 at 800 South State Street in Syracuse, New York. The show combines the major fruit, vegetable, and direct marketing associations of New York State in order to provide a comprehensive trade show and educational conference for the fruit and vegetable growers of this state, as well as the surrounding states and Eastern Canada.

The various exhibitors can expect dedicated trade show hours, trade show educational sessions and opportunities to present new information regarding their company and products. Events will be held throughout the Expo including the popular Expo social and ice cream social. The Expo is a great opportunity to make new contacts, network with existing customers and introduce new products and/or services that your business offers. For more information on the Expo or to become an exhibitor, contact Dan Wren from Lee Trade Shows at dwren@leepub.com, or visit the Expo homepage by clicking here.

Food & Design: New York’s Nouveau Food Halls, Culintro Event

Culintro recently posted their upcoming panel event for April:

“Until recently, New York City food aficionados used to have to buy a plane ticket to experience the incomparable delicacies and endless options that exist at classic international food halls. Now food halls seem to be popping up as frequently as food trucks, on a much grander scale, leaving us diners hungry for more.

The popularity of the Food Hall is not solely based on the food but also on the aesthetic and design. Top designers from across the country have targeted this gourmand culture and have built and created these Food Halls to entice and inspire. The Design Firm, AvroKO will speak about their recent development of Gotham West along with a few other under-the-radar projects in development; Renowned designer, Jeffrey Beers, will speak about his work at thePlaza Food Hall. The conversation will be moderated by Stacy Rauen, Editor, HD Magazine.”

Location: NYIT Auditorium on Broadway, 1871 Broadway

Date: Monday, April 28

Time: 6-8pm

Tickets: $40 for non-members, $25 for members

Culintro’s Industry Night at Grace Bar 3/10

Culintro’s first industry networking event of March will take place at Gramercy’s newest hotspot, where attendees can enjoy favorites from a  special food and drink  menu.

Date: Monday, March 10th – Tuesday, March 11th

Time: 9pm – 1am

Location: Grace Bar 365 3rd Avenue

Register for this free event.

Cherry Bombe Jubilee Conference Pre-Sale

Cherry Bombe Magazine, the bi-annual magazine that celebrates woman and food, is holding a pre-sale this afternoon for their upcoming Jubilee Conference. The general public sale will begin tomorrow. Tickets are $200 each, and the code is CHERRY2014.

Event: The Cherry Bombe Jubilee Conference

Date: Sunday, March 30th

Time: 10am-6pm

Location: The High Line Hotel in Manhattan

According to the magazine, the focus of Jubilee will be discussing the issues of the day, from career paths to small business matters to motherhood and food politics, via a series of panels and presentations. There will, of course, be lots of breaks for food and networking opportunities. The day will end with a cocktail party for all speakers and attendees.

Participants include (in alphabetical order)*:

April Bloomfield

Katie Button

Dorothy Can Hamilton

Sue Chan

Amanda Cohen

Laurie David

Charlotte Druckman

Suzanne Goin

Gabrielle Hamilton

Kristen Kish

Amanda Kludt

Sara Kramer

Anita Lo

Alexis Miesen

Preeti Mistry

Christine Muhlke

Marion Nestle

Ruth Reichl

Jassamyn Rodriguez

Christina Tosi

Julia Turshen

Elettra Wiedemann

For any questions, contact the Cherry Bombe team at jubilee@cherrybombe.com

NYCHG Event: Meet the Owners of Analogue Feb 24th

The New York City Hospitality Group invites you for an evening of “Cocktails & All That Jazz” at Analogue featuring owners Jesse Wilson and Jared Gordon.

Meet the owners and learn more about how they have successfully launched their new restaurant in the West Village. This exclusive event will include an open forum with educational session and Q&A. Live jazz, cocktails and food will be included.

Monday, February 24th

6-9pm

Anaologue

19 West 8th Street

RSVP by February 20th, as this private event has limited capacity.

Meet-Up: How Tech is Transforming Restaurants

Network with industry members over wine and snacks while learning more about the influence of technology in restaurants on Thursday, Jan. 30th from 7-10pm at Grind Broadway (1412 Broadway, 22nd Floor). Find out more about the dozens of tech startups that are passionate about optimizing customer experience and restaurant operations. Local food artisans will have the opportunity to exhibit their products; email nina(at)foodtechconnect(dot)com if interested.

Confirmed presenters include:

Mark Egerman or Andrew Cove – co-founders, Cover – An OATV and Lerer Ventures backed payment processing app that lets customers seamlessly pay for their meals and saves restaurants money on credit card fees. @coverpay / [masked]

Alice Cheng – founder & CEO, Culinary Agents – A RRE Ventures and Correlation Ventures backed professional network that offers job matching and networking for culinary professionals in the food, beverage and hospitality industry. @CulinaryAgents [masked]

Darren Wan – CEO & co-founder, Easy Pairings – An online marketplace for the hospitality industry that allows restaurants to lower recruitment costs and find great staff quickly and easily. @easypairings / [masked]

Eric Poley – VP of Sales, Objective Logistics – A Google Ventures and Atlas Venture backed retail/restaurant-focused software company that provides an artificially-intelligent, web-accessible labor performance management platform (MUSE). @OBJL / [masked] 

Matt Oley – VP of Sales, Swipely – An Index Ventures and Shasta Ventures backed service that processes credit card payments for local merchants, then uses payment data to help businesses market and develop customer loyalty programs. @Swipely [masked]

Culintro Networking at Sons of Essex

Culintro recently posted their first networking event for January. The event will be at Sons of Essex on Monday 1/27 from 9-11pm and will feature a special food and beverage menu. All industry members are welcome, and registration is free. We hope to see you there!

International Restaurant & Foodservice Show

Join the company of over 500 vendors in the restaurant and foodservice industry at the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York, March 2-4 2014 at the Javits Center. Explore menu trends, state-of-the-art equipment and novel food. Registration is still open for prospective exhibitors and attendees.

Consumer 2014 Trends & Directions Conference

Technomic is sponsoring a “Consumer 2014 Trends & Directions” conference Jan 22 & 23rd in Newport Beach California. Attendees will leave with a solid foundation of consumer, menu and industry facts. Those who visit will have the opportunity to network with other foodservice operators and receive a conference binder with presentation material and an Executive Summary report.

Click here to find out more and register.

Food Almanac 2014: Food and Farm Policy

On Wednesday, Feb 12 from 6:30-9:30pm at the Center for Social Innovation, the Food Systems Network NYC will feature a panel discussion about food and farm policy predications as they relate to NYC and the nation. The event will commence with networking and passed hors d’oeuvres followed by the panel, dinner and a Q & A. Wine and local beer will be served. The panelists have not yet been revealed, but check back at Food Systems NYC to find out more.