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The third annual Roots Conference invited food world luminaries from around the globe to come together to discuss the ongoing work they are engaged in to repair our fractured food system. The primary goal of the Roots conference is a lofty one; to be at the forefront of change by building a platform that is considered a vital place people turn to for solutions. We hope it is a conference that inspires them to continue their endeavors no matter how challenging they might be, and enables them to improve their work by using the tools and knowledge they gleaned by attending.
Thank you to all who came out to learn, eat and be inspired at our 2nd annual Roots Conference. We hope you enjoyed your experience at Roots and that you made enduring connections and took away information that you are able to incorporate into your work and your life.
"For the first time in my career I had the opportunity to breathe life into a restaurant that is not chasing trends but a restaurant that had no choice other than represent a place and time by producing food representative of its past, present and future." Chef Kevin Sousa
A brief discussion with Cortney Burns of Bar Tartine, Nephi Craig of The Native American Culinary Association and Bob Jones Sr. of The Chef's Garden about the food system and the fact that it is broken. Focusing on vegetables and the question, "How do we transcend the notion with real world applications that vegetables are reserved for an elite group and not accessible to the masses?" Do we need a vegetable butcher?
Chef José Andrés, the keynote speaker at the Roots Conference, talks about the feeding of nations and the future of food. At the Conference, held in Milan, Ohio in October Chef Andres also announced his new fast casual concept.