Greetings from Portland, OR! We just finished attending and presenting at the 2010 conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. It was a wonderful experience getting to know so many amazing food writers!
After 15 years in technology companies in other parts of the world, it was a fun to reconnect with the Portland food scene. I did my first startup here, MARSEE Baking, nearly 20 years ago. The most memorable food for me was at the "Vita PDX Midnight Supper," conjured by the completely unique team of Maggie Savarino, Whitney Ricketts and Michael Hebb...it was quite simply THE BEST!
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Another highlight was the Food Film Festival we organized with IACP. A first for the 32 year old organization, we started small with three titles:
Today's Special ended with a raucous standing ovation and a fantastic Q&A led by Warren Etheridge with stars Madhur Jaffrey and Aasif Mandvi and co-producer Nimitt Mankad. A midnight curry buffet arrived during the screening, leading several viewers to think we were projecting in Smell-O-Vision.
And, none of it would have been possible for us without the support and help of the fabulous Ms. Kat Flinn (may she recover rapidly)!
During the conference I also had the honor of giving several presentations and was asked by participants to share the slides, so here you go!
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