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Chef Collaborative 2000

The Chef Collaborative 2000 met this past September at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. The topic was "The Restaurant of the Future", and the goal was to foster in depth discussions on some of the most important food, agricultural and environmental issues facing the restaurant business today.

Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y.

Notables in the food industry were on hand to discuss such topics as organic companies vs. multinational global networks, the Future of our food supplies, the chef-farmer connection, and a series of hands-on workshops to learn how to make sausages, cheese, and Mexican food. Chef Collaborative's, Rick Bayless was on hand to pass the torch to incoming President Peter Hoffman, owner of New York's Savoy Restaurant, who did a superb job of monitoring the panels throughout the three day process. Food Arts Magazine founders Michael and Arianne Batterbury offered stimulating dialogue into the issues at hand, and authors Clifford Wright, Michael Pollan, Faith Willinger, Dr. Andrew Weil and Nina Simonds were on hands to contribute to the panel discussions. Jean Georges, of Vong Restaurant offered his views on regional and global cuisine in restaurants, and the role of organics in the future was thoroughly explored. The debate on the GMO controversy was not to be missed.

Rick Bayless, chef/owner Frontera Grill

Restaurant owners and chefs who take their food supply seriously will love being a member of this non profit organization.

Author Faith Willinger, & contributing editor of Gourmet Magazine

Catherine Terry, Griffith Laboratories

Organic Wine Tasting

Michael and Arianne Batterberry, Middle and right

Peter Hoffman, of Savoy Restaurant & incoming Pres. of Chef Collaborative

Carrie Balkan, Chef Collaborative Member, and Marketing A La Carre

Ruth Murphy, Exec. Director of Community Design Center of Minnesota and Bergh Prescott, organic beef and pork producer of River Falls, Wisconsin

Our own Kim Miner, Food & Beverage Food editor and writer