experiential activations produced prior to 2018
Spoon University’s Brainfood Conference 2017
(event production and onsite management)
We produced and managed the 2017 Brainfood conference with marketplace, staged presentations and interactive art room. Working in concert with Spoon University’s designers, we created unique interactive installations including photo booths, paint murals and more.
New York City Wine & Food Festival 2017-2016
(programming and event management)
For two years, we collaborated with the NYCWFF team to produce select events during the city-wide festival with proceeds benefitting Share our Strength and The Food Bank for New York,
Love & Fire @ Bourbon & Beyond 2017
(menu curation, chef advance and onsite execution)
We curated and produced a live fire activation sponsored by Larceny Bourbon and Royal Oak Charcoal at the inaugural festival that featured a concessions, chef's tasting table, and celebrity chef demos and dishes for sale.
The New York Cake Show 2017
(event production and onsite management)
We designed and managed the two day conference that featured a cake competition, trade show floor, chef demo and hands-on kids crafting classes.
Feast Under the Stars 2014 & 2015
(chef talent & culinary operations management)
Five inspiring chefs collaborated on a multiple-course wine pairing feast with the iconic Austin city skyline behind them.
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party 2011-2015
(marketing & partnership management, and eventual lead event producer)
Entering its second decade, the weekend-long block party of authentic pit barbecue with samples from the country's top pitmasters, is one of NYC's most beloved and enduring events.
Harvest Night 2014 & 2015
(chef talent & culinary operations management)
Sold out from day one, the evening features 15 award-winning chefs sampling some of their favorite Southern-inspired dishes followed by a jam concert of rockstars and local musicians.
CULTIVATE 2014 & 2015
(chef talent & culinary operations management)
chipotle's signature community-focused day-long celebration of sustainability and responsible sourcing featured how-to cooking demos like this one from celebrity chef Amanda Freitag.
Austin Food + Wine Festival 2014 & 2015
(chef talent & culinary operations management)
Alongside 3 cooking demo stages, 4 fire pit sampling tents, a grand taste and wine classes, 400 guests participated in a celebrity-chef led grilling class each day of the festival.
Music City Food + Wine Festival 2014 & 2015
(chef talent & culinary operations management)
It wouldn't be Nashville without barbecue and campfire cookery; which along with a cooking demo tent, grand taste and gospel brunch filled downtown Nashville with heavenly smells all weekend-long.