Keren Brown of Frantic Foodie fame brings together two of my favorite things: eating delicious food + connecting with great people!Foodportunity
March 22nd, 2010
6pm-9pm
Palace Ballroom (2100 5th Ave, Seattle 98101)
$22 / $28 after 3/14
Purchase tickets here
Connect with local food writers, bloggers, restaurateurs, food producers, PR professionalss and several of Seattle’s most talented chefs and restaurant owners. These chefs and owners will be available for questions and conversation in the lounge of the Palace Ballroom between 6:30pm-7:15pm.
- Tom Douglas, owner of the Palace Ballroom, Palace Kitchen, Lola, Etta’s, Serious Pie, Dahlia Lounge and Dahlia Bakery.
- Ron Zimmerman and Carrie Van Dyck, owners of The Herbfarm in Woodinville
- Brian Canlis, co-owner of Canlis Restaurant
- Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, owners and chefs at Joule in Wallingford
- Greg Atkinson, contributing editor to Food Arts magazine and to The Seattle Times, chef-instructor at Seattle Culinary Academy.
For the first 40 people who send an email to info@foodportunity.com, there will also be a “speed networking” event, beginning at 8:30pm, chaired by KOMO restaurant reporter and Seattle Weekly “Voracious” blogger Julien Perry. "Speed networking gives you a taste of 20 new people. You can decide who you want to follow up with,” Brown says.
Foodportunity participants will enjoy appetizers from several of Seattle's most talked about restaurants, and the opportunity to engage with a wide range of food companies.
Tom Douglas, awarded National Restaurant of the Year by Bon Appetit magazine and a national James Beard nominee for Restaurateur of the Year, will provide his Palace Ballroom facilities to host the event and serve a selection of appetizers. Additional participating restaurants include: Mistral Kitchen, Spring Hill, Cascina Spinasse, Cicchetti, Dinette, Olivar and Urbane.
Beer and wine will be available from a cash bar, and a wide range of food products from local companies will be on display.
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