by Savour Stratford, a ‘Certified Good Food Fighter

Monday, February 7th, 2011 at the Arden Park Hotel, 552 Ontario St, Stratford.  This year’s theme, Savouring Success: Culinary Tourism & You, features guest speakers offering their perspectives and practical advice on how businesses can increase their prospects by investing in culinary tourism including:

  • Cultivating your business through culinary tourism: A best practices panel discussion with producer, Fred de Martines of Perth Pork Products and restaurateur, Nick Benninger of Nick & Nat’s Uptown 21.
  • How to make the most of culinary tourism for you and your business by Tine Buechler, career consultant, owner of Growth Business Training and designer of Ask Me Training!
  • Culinary Tales: Making the most of Media Attention Media Panel with Amy Rosen, Food Editor, Canadian House & Home magazine and food columnist with the National Post; Andrew Coppolino, freelance writer hosting The Food Show 570News andpublisher of Waterloo Region Eats; and Chris McDonell, publisher of Eatdrink magazine. Moderated by Arlene Stein, Evergreen Brick Works
  • What Next for Social Media? With Suresh Doss, publisher and editor of Spotlight Toronto.

Registration begins at 8:00 am followed by a full day of programming and lunch, with a reception beginning at 5:00 pm.

The cost to attend is $35 plus HST.  Details and online registration available at: www.welcometostratford.com/foodsummit