Roots 2023 Keynote with Chef Maneet Chauhan: To Grow Again

by Chef's Garden | Oct 30, 2023 | Culinary Events

Chef Maneet Chauhan of Morph Hospitality Group—who was also one of the Roots speakers in 2018—provided a motivational keynote presentation to this year’s attendees. Maneet is a recipient of the James Beard Award of Excellence, an award-winning author, and an active...

Roots 2023: Food and Country

by Chef's Garden | Oct 21, 2023 | Culinary Conferences

The documentary “Food and Country” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023. At that year’s Roots conference—Roots 2023: Regenerate—attendees gained deeper insights into the people involved in the film. First, here’s some context into the...

The Food Supply Chain in the News

by Chef's Garden | May 26, 2020 | Food Industry Updates

“Farmer Lee Jones is a sort of agricultural Willy Wonka, growing the most rarefied produce for the country’s top restaurants . . . [and now he has] started selling boxes of produce previously destined for Michelin-starred kitchens direct to home cooks.” (Wall Street...

Roots 2016 Culinary Conference Explores Justice for All

by Chef's Garden | Apr 5, 2017 | Culinary Conferences

Chefs work long hours, including plenty of off hours as they arrive early in the morning to begin food prep or stay late at night providing meals to diners enjoying an evening out. And yet, 95 percent of people working in the culinary industry are also involved in...

Fossil Free Cuisine®

by Chef's Garden | Apr 4, 2017 | Food & Cooking

When people make the choice to dine out, they first need to decide which restaurant to choose, selecting one that offers a menu they find personally appealing. “Besides wanting food that looks and tastes great, though,” Farmer Lee Jones points out, “increasing numbers...