Clear your calendar - It's going down! Tasty Takeover: A Night of Edible Innovation is happening on March 3rd, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. The Venture Cafe Gathering is a weekly gathering for the innovation and entrepreneurial community and we are taking over with Food Innovation for the night. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and show up hungry. This is going to be epic!
ON TAP: Breweries participating in the 6:00PM “Innovation in Beer” discussion will contribute to the Venture Café tap, offering creative brews like Sweet Potato Chai brewed with Goshen Coffee by Old Bakery Beer Company, Chinese 5-Spice Porter by Earthbound Brewery and more to be discovered on Thursday!
Drink responsibly! Consumption at Venture Cafe is limited to 3 beers per person.
DISCUSSION: Rethink the way you market locally. Small businesses discuss the pros and cons of influencer marketing, and how innovation and creative thinking can lead to successful collaborations.
SPEAKERS: Angela Castelli - VP of Business Development of Junior Venture Productions, Amanda Morgan - Marketing Director of Eckert's Farms, Psyche Southwell of Economy of Style, Spencer Pernikoff of Whiskey & Soba
MODERATOR: Alicia Underwood, Senior Accounts/Project Manager, ALIVE Influencer Network
ROOM: Havana
DISCUSSION: Partnerships in the Food industry – especially in the community oriented St Louis, is the key to success and small business growth. Come join Shayn Prapaisilp - Co-Owner of United Provisions, Julia Li - Co-Owner of LuLu Seafood & LuLu Fresh Express, and Mary Boehne - Co-Owner of the brand new Yokelore as we talk about how to partner with local businesses and grow your small business into an empire.
SPEAKERS: Shayn Prapaisilp - Co-Owner of United Provisions, Julia Li - Co-Owner of LuLu Seafood & LuLu Fresh Express, Mary Boehne - Co-Owner of new business Yokelore (Previously Executive Chef at Strange Donuts)
ROOM: Chuck Berry
DISCUSSION: Hear from some of the region's top and emerging brewers and beer professionals on how innovation flows through business practices and brewing processes in the beer industry.
SPEAKERS: Jon Shine of Urban Chestnut, Rebecca Schranz of Earthbound Beer, Ryan Sherring of Six Mile Bridge and James Rogalsky of Old Bakery Beer Company
MODERATOR: Troika Brodsky of the St. Louis Brewer's Guild
ROOM: Havana
DISCUSSION: How do chefs keep pushing themselves to innovate? How do they get diners in STL to try new things? Hear from some of the area's most influential chefs and restaurateurs.
SPEAKERS: Bob Brazell of Byrd & Barrel, Josh Charles of Element, Bernie Lee of HIRO Asian Kitchen, David Kirkland of Cafe Osage and Katie Collier of Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria
MODERATOR: Spencer Pernikoff of Whiskey & Soba
ROOM: Havana
