New Location. Expanded Program. Hands-On Participation.
Things Are Really Cooking...
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Fired by innovative program additions, the 7th Annual Culinary R&D Conference is an unmatched feast of new ideas and inspiration for culinary professionals and menu development leaders.
Join us at Culinary R&D for three days of total immersion into the world of cooking, menu development and culinary talk. Our speakers are top chefs, restaurant owners and noted writers who share your passion for food. From the latest trends, tips and techniques to dynamic panels, presentations and cooking demonstrations, Culinary R&D is your source for the best in culinary insight, education and networking.
Program Highlights
Sizzling Panel Line-up:
• Southern Accents: Food From Southern Tables with cooking demonstration and tasting
• Rise and Shine: Breakfast and Brunch with cooking demonstration and tasting
• Supermarkets Strike Back Panel and Tour
Special Cutting-edge Presentations:
• The latest trends in Southern foods, supermarket offerings and breakfast menus
• “State of the Plate” address by menu trends expert Nancy Kruse
• “Going Green” looks at the challenges and opportunities for organic, natural, local and sustainable foods on chain menus, presented by the ICCA
• Table Talk roundtable discussions with subject experts unique culinary events:
• Team Cooking Workshop with peers and Johnson & Wales students
• Celebrity chef cooking demonstration
• Off-Site Tours of innovative supermarket foodservice operations
• Networking events featuring innovative cuisine created for the first time at Culinary R&D
Unique Culinary Events:
• Team Cooking Workshop with peers and Johnson & Wales students
• Celebrity chef cooking demonstration
• Off-Site Tours of innovative supermarket foodservice operations
• Networking events featuring innovative cuisine created for the first time at Culinary R&D
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Featured Session
Southern Accents: Foods from Southern Tables
Don’t miss this session as restaurant owners, chefs and writers with a deep knowledge and love of southern cuisine explore these foods and their impact on menus. Southern food lovers will also enjoy the sights, smells and taste of the cooking demonstration and tasting.
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Presenter:
Bret Thorn, Food Editor,
Nation’s Restaurant News
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Presenter/Moderator
John T. Edge, Contributing Editor, Gourmet &
President, Southern Foodways Alliance |
Panelists:
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What’s Cooking?
Our Team Cooking Workshop lets you pair-up with peers and Johnson & Wales students in a fast-paced, team building environment. Work in cutting edge Johnson & Wales kitchens to create tasty items from a mystery market basket. With nearly 100 of your chef colleagues on the line, culinary inspiration will be at a fever pitch.
In addition, don’t miss our Celebrity Chef cooking demonstration and tasting, a culinary bonus that ends the Conference on a memorable and appetizing note.
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Donate to the Johnson & Wales Scholarship Fund
As you register for Culinary R&D, please consider making a $200 donation to the Johnson & Wales Scholarship Fund. 100% of contributions collected will be donated to the Scholarship Fund, and all participating companies will be recognized on the commemorative plaque that will be presented during the Culinary R&D program.
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NEW LOCATION!
Johnson & Wales: Ideal Location for Culinary R&D
What better place for a culinary event than the campus of Johnson & Wales University, where foodservice and cooking take center stage every day. Now the world’s largest foodservice educator, J&W has more than 5,000 students enrolled in culinary arts programs universitywide. Helping make J&W a perfect site for a culinary event is the charming city of Charlotte, rated one of the 20 best “walking” cities in America.
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