Plus: Food Tank Think Tank
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1. We Can Change the Food System Chicago!
Food Tank Event Gathers Leaders in the Chicago Food Movement
Wednesday, April 17, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
From obesity to malnutrition, the food system has many challenges. Food Tank: The Food Think Tank’s We Can Change the Food System Chicago! [Piazza Bella Restaurant in Roscoe Village] will highlight some potential solutions to these issues and many others.
Hosted by Food Tank co-founder Danielle Nierenberg, the event will feature more than a dozen Chicago-area food policy analysts, chefs, food activists, entrepreneurs, and others who have unique perspectives on food, nutrition, and agriculture issues.
Wine/beer included as well as food provided free by Piazza Bella. $25 in advance/$35 at the door. Buy tickets here.
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Speakers include:
Cortney Ahern, Slow Food Chicago
Roland Calupe, Spiagi
Stephen Clark, Kitchen Community
Greg Christian, Green Chef
Lisa Eakman, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Allison Forrer, Cooking Matters
Shayna Harris, MARS
Todd Jones, Every Last Morsel
Karen Lehman, Fresh Taste
Felipe Tendick Matesanz, Restaurant Opportunities Center (Chicago)
Sheelah Muhammed, Food activist
Dan Schnitzer, Academy for Global Citizenship
Alan Shannon, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Claire Tinley, Real Food Real Jobs / UNITE HERE Local 1
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Posted on April 17, 2013