Good Food Awards Roadshow
The Good Food Roadshow is a series of traveling events that brings the excitement of the Good Food Awards to catalyze the growth of local food economies around the country. As the Roadshow grows, one city in each of the five Good Food Awards Regions of the country will be chosen as a stop for the Roadshow. Austin in the South and New York City in the East will kick things off this Fall, with celebratory dinners featuring Good Food Awards-winning producers, retailer-producer community building events and a press conference where this yearʼs finalists are unveiled and tasted. All Roadshow events are designed to support winners in building thriving businesses and in becoming vocal cottage industry champions of a sustainable food system. The Roadshow will provide opportunities for both local winners and potential new entrants to educate the public, connect with retailers and media, and come together to redefine ʻgood food.ʼ
New York City, November 12-15
For the Public: Taste Workshop & Cooking Competition
Saturday, November 12 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
FREE: RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE.
More than a cooking demo, this interactive workshop will be presented by local Good Food Award Winning coffee producer, Gimme Coffee!, together with the winner of an interactive recipe competition organized by Whole Foods Market Cooking. It will engage the audience in a cupping to learn how coffee is evaluated, and what characteristics sets a Good Food Award winner apart from other roasters in both taste and production practices. The tasting will be followed by a demo of the award-winning recipe.
For Producers: Bringing your Product to Market, A Panel and Tasting
Monday, November 14 from 6:30 – 8:30pm
FREE: RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE.
The path from great cook to successful food entrepreneur is not always easy to navigate. This seminar at The Brooklyn Kitchen will be open to all local food entrepreneurs looking to learn how to build a business that is tasty, authentic, responsible and financially sustainable. It offers direct connection to people in the area who can help with this process. Reception with Good Food Award-winning food and drink to follow.
For the Press: Unveiling and Tasting of Good Food Awards Finalists
Tuesday, November 15 at 9:00 am
By Invitation only. Please contact sam@seedlingprojects.org for press credentials.
Hosted at renowned Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria, a beautiful breakfast will bring together influential New York journalists and tastemakers to be the first to hear and taste the Good Food Awards Finalists of 2012. The announcement will be followed by a reception featuring the food of this year’s Good Food Award Finalists.
With Special Thanks to our New York Roadshow Presenting Sponsors:
And to our other New York Roadshow Partners:
Austin, October 28-30
Good Food Taste Workshop
More than a cooking demo, this interactive workshop will be led by Stephanie McClenny, owner of Confituras, Austin’s first Good Food Award winner. Come for a guided tasting and peek into her tricks of the trade, and learn to identify the characteristics that make these preserves stand out both in taste and green production practices. Also hear from the farmer and beekeeper who are part of the ‘food community’ for these winning preserves.
Seminar & Tasting: “Bringing your Product to Market”
The path from great cook to successful food entrepreneur is not always easy to navigate. This panel is open to all local food entrepreneurs looking to learn how to build a business that is tasty, authentic, responsible and financially sustainable. Come hear from a diverse group of panelists who will share the full range of perspectives, from retail to producer to co-packer to e-commerce. Reception with Good Food Award-winning food and drink to follow. Reserve your spot now!
Good Food Dinner
The Good Food Awards were created as a non profit project to redefine “good food” to include taste, authenticity and responsible production. In its first year, Alice Waters presented 64 winners from 26 states with the honor, including Austin’s own Stephanie McClenny of Confituras. The dinner will showcase Confituras and other Good Food Award winners from the South, with proceeds benefiting fire relief efforts on Texas’s sustainable farms and growth of the Good Food Awards in the South. Reserve your spot now!
With Special Thanks to our Austin Roadshow Presenting Sponsor:
And to our other Austin Roadshow Partners:
