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philadelphia schedule details notes august 4-6, 2014 Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart Atlanta, Georgia welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome w • • • • • • • general information MATERIALS AND HANDOUTS In lieu of a totebag and CD with handouts we’ve created the Art of Catering Food attendee website that contains all the presentation materials, recipes, sponsor resources and more. You can access the site now at catersource.conferencespot.org. Log in at any time during and after the conference to view, download and save presentation materials. Simply use your first initial and your last name, and your registration ID number for the password. Example: John Smith = jsmith REGISTRATION Welcome to the Art of Catering Food! Monday 7:00am–2:00pm Catersource magazine and the International Caterers Tuesday 7:30am–6:00pm Association are pleased to welcome you to this Wednesday 8:00am–5:30pm intimate culinary event that will connect you with Welcome! At registration on Monday morning you will pick up catering chefs from around the world. For three full your badge and this program that will be your guide to all days, you will be immersed in education covering sessions and activities scheduled for the week. techniques, pricing, new ingredients, recipes, and all the If you did not purchase tickets to the optional A la cARTe: An information you will need to turn your menus into Exclusive Showing event, please check at registration. Tickets may still be available! works of art. If you have any questions during the conference, please don’t This program contains your jam-packed schedule and hesitate to ask at registration – we’re here to help! a wealth of other details -– information about the facilities we will tour, our terrific sponsors and the BREAKFAST optional A la cARTe event. Are you ready? Is your Opens with registration and available until 8:30am each day. stomach empty? Well then, let’s get started! Mornings will be the perfect opportunity to make new connections with your fellow chefs. Enjoy coffee and pastries while sitting at roundtables with targeted topics based on the Join the conversation size and scope of your catering company. Share ideas, learn Contribute, follow along and share your photos with from your peers, and make life-long industry connections. colleagues and friends back home by using the hashtag #AOCF2014 on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. ON-DEMAND WEBCAST LIBRARY Get online access to the full education program from the Art of Catering Food with our On-Demand Webcast Library. You can access each session’s audio, synced with the PowerPoint or video presentation as seen from the screens at the sessions so you’ll hear and see everything just as if you were there! Purchase the audio sessions at the CatersourceStore during the conference for just $49 ($99 after Wednesday, August 6). Cover photo: Zest Cozinha Creativa 2 the art of catering food cozinhacreativa.co.br welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welc • • • • • • • BUS SCHEDULE BEST THING I ATE SELFIE CHALLENGE Buses will take you to and from the Facility Get your cameras ready! We’re challenging you to Tours on Monday. Please note the schedule and snap selfies of yourself nibbling, sipping, dipping pick up/drop off locations below: or devouring some of your favorite AOCF #AOCF2014 creations with colleagues and new friends Monday Facility Tours throughout the week. Then post your best shots to Facebook, Facility tour buses will start and end at the Atlanta Convention Center. Twitter or Instagram and tag them #AOCF2014 for a chance to Buses load: 1:00pm win an iPad mini, and other great prizes! We’ll browse and Tour ends/buses drop off: 6:00pm share your photos throughout the conference, searching Please note: Buses will not be provided to or from the A la cARTe for our favorite shots of you enjoying all the exciting elements #AOCF2014 optional event located at 200 Peachtree as the location is just a short of the conference. walk from the Convention Center. Winners will be selected and announced during the final wrap up on Wednesday. You can win great recognition, an iPad mini, and your photos could be published in Catersource magazine, INTERNATIONAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION on the website and through our social media channels. INSPIRATION ZONE Monday 7:00am–2:00pm Photos must be posted to social media by 2:00pm on Wednesday to be considered. All photos posted to Facebook, Tuesday 7:30am–6:00pm Twitter and Instagram with #AOCF2014 will be eligible. Wednesday 8:00am–5:30pm You’ll have the opportunity to browse the DINING IN ATLANTA marketing materials of caterers from all over the country in the #AOCF2014 closing speaker, Top Chef Kevin Gillespie of ICA Inspiration Zone. Review and pick up new ideas for Gunshow and A la cARTe’s producer, Kendall Collier, owner of brochures, theme menus, presentations and proposals, media A Divine Event, have swoon-worthy recommendations for kits, seasonal collateral, stationary and more! dining in Atlanta. Here is where they think you should go after For motivated caterers, the International Caterers Association is each day’s events: a resource that provides education, encourages peer-to-peer BoccaLupo, Italian American cuisine relationships and inspires creativity while embracing all boccalupoatl.com | 404.577.2332 segments of the catering industry. Membership in the ICA will enhance your professionalism and Home Grown, Southern/soul classic garner respect from your clients. Stop by the Inspiration Zone homegrownga.com | 404.222.0455 and join the ICA today and begin to reap the benefits that the JCT. Kitchen & Bar, Southern farmstead ICA offers your company. Art of Catering Food Event Special: style cuisine Save $50 off the regular $340 membership. jctkitchen.com | 405.355.2252 Restaurant Eugene, Award-winning fine dining restauranteugene.com | 404.355.0321 CATERSOURCESTORE Monday 7:00am–2:00pm Gunshow, A bold take on traditional dining Tuesday 7:30am–6:00pm gunshowatl.com | 404.380.1886 Wednesday 8:00am–5:30pm Local Three, Contemporary southern cuisine Visit the CatersourceStore during localthree.com | 404.968.2700 the Art of Catering Food to find special on-site discounts on some Bocado, Contemporary American cuisine; get the Bocado burger stack! of our books, DVDs, apparel and bocadoatlanta.com | 404.815.1399 other merchandise. Take advantage of these special offers South City Kitchen, Get the buttermilk fried chicken by shopping now! midtown.southcitykitchen.com | 404.873.7358 the art of catering food 3 monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • morning schedule 7:00am-8:30am Networking Roundtables with Coffee and Pastries 8:20am–8:45am Technology Ingredients for Perfect Recipes Sandy Hammer, CMO, AllSeated, New York City, NY 8:45am–9:30am Blending the Science and the Art of Flavor. Techniques for Mind-Blowing Food Pairings Larrian Gillespie, MD, CEO, monday Culinary Science Investigations, Los Angeles, CA 9:35am–10:15am The Master of the Appetizer Paul Larson, Executive Chef, Blue Plate, Chicago, IL 10:20am–11:00am Are You Transporting Food Into the Danger Zone Victoria Griffith, CP-FS, Griffith Safety Group, Washington, DC and Catherine Vu, Marketing Manager, Cambro, Huntington Beach, CA 11:10am–11:55am Smokin’ Hot Tableside Ashley Santo Domingo, Executive Chef, 24 Carrots, Irvine, CA Noon–12:30pm Sweet Meet Savory, Savory Meet Sweet Adam Gooch, Executive Chef, Purple Onion Catering Company, Vienna, VA facility tours 1:00pm–6:00pm Grab your provided boxed lunch and hop on the bus for a personal behind-the-scenes tour of these local catering operations: 1380 West Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA 30318 #AOCF2014 887 West Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 2033 Monroe Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Buses for facility tours will load and drop off at the Convention Center. Bring your camera or smartphone and start snapping photos of your favorite foods. Post your photos to social #AOCF2014 media and use #AOCF2014 to enter the Best Thing I Ate Selfie Challenge. See page 3 for details. 4 the art of catering food monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday monday • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #aocf2014 the art of catering food 5 tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday tuesday • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • morning schedule 7:00am-8:30am Networking Roundtables with Coffee and Pastries 8:30am–9:15am Nitty Gritty Down and Dirty Details. Food Costing and Inventory Control Systems Bill Pannhoff, Moderator/Consultant, Catersource Consulting Unit, Spring Lake, NC tuesday 9:15am–9:45am Wild, Seasonal, From the Sea and From the Farm Matthew Weingarten, Chef/Author/Culinary Director, Setting by Sodexo, New York, NY and National Board Director, Chef's Collaborative 9:45am–10:15am Looking Into the Culinary Crystal Ball Michael Robbins, CMC, Research Chefs Association, Atlanta, GA 10:15am–10:30am Break 10:30am–11:00am Red or Yellow. Using Watermelon for Apps and First Courses Jamie Keating, CEC, Chef/CEO, JK Culinary INC, LaGrange, GA 11:05am–11:35am Scallops. The OTHER Shellfish Todd Annis, Executive Chef, Bold American Events, Atlanta, GA 11:40am–12:15am What the Chef Wants Now – What the Sales Team Wants Now Karen O’Connor, Executive Chef, Daniel et Daniel, Toronto, Ontario, CAN lunch learn 12:15am–1:15pm Corporate Catering Lunch Buffet + Add spark and creativity to your corporate catering menus with these cold lunch ideas created by the chefs of the ICA Culinary Council. Whether it's creative boxed lunches or new ideas for buffet platters, you will leave this tasty lunch not only with a full stomach, but a bunch of great new recipes to add to your company’s corporate catering selections.