Ask the Experts Lunch

It’s the luck of the draw, but every hand’s a winner at our exciting Ask the Experts Lunch event. Enjoy a relaxed, casual meal while you visit with an industry leader and get the answers you are looking for!

Nine lunch guests will seat themselves at a numbered table for 10. When all guests are seated at tables, our “experts” will enter the room, draw a table number and join their group at that assigned table. Seating for this event is limited so get your tickets early!

Exchange ideas, ask questions and gain valuable insight from one of these planned expert participants:   

Mike Roman, President and Founder, Catersource 
Gale Gand, cookbook author and Executive Pastry Chef & Partner, TRU, Chicago 
Brian Palazzolo, Catersource Consultant and Owner, Classe Catering, Albany, NY 
Jerry Edwards CPCE, Chef/Owner, Chef’s Expressions, Timonium, MD
 Meryl Snow, Owner, Feastivities Events, Philadelphia, PA 
Jack Milan, CEO, Different Tastes, Boston, MA
Eric LeVine, Executive Chef/Operations Manager, Encore Catering, East Hanover, NJ 
Mark Kingsdorf, The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants, Philadelphia, PA 
Andy Snow, Chef Owner, Feastivities Events, Philadelphia, PA 
Alison Awerbuch, Executive Vice President/Partner, Abigail Kirsch Catering Relationships, Tarrytown, NY 
Mark Gagnon, Corporate Executive Chef, Abigail Kirsch Catering Relationships, Tarrytown, NY
Carl Sacks, Director, Catersource Consulting Unit 
Lon Lane, CEO, Inspired Occasions, Kansas City, MO 
Mark Walker, Executive Chef, Global Gourmet Catering, San Francisco, CA 
Steve Dennison, Catering Consultant, San Francisco, CA 
Jamie Keating, CEC, ACF National Olympic Team Member and Chef/Owner, RiverMill Event Center, Columbus, GA 
Warren Dietel, Owner, Puff ‘n Stuff, Orlando, FL
 Lynn Buono, Chef/Owner, Feast Your Eyes, Philadelphia, PA
 Lisa Richards, Owner, Picnic People/Festivities Catering, San Diego, CA 
Andrew Spurgin, Creative Director, Water’s Fine Catering, San Diego, CA
Laura Lyons, Owner, Global Gourmet Catering, San Francisco, CA
Mara Routh, Partner, MOE Restoration and Michael’s Gourmet Group, Sarasota, FL 
Linda Sample, CEO, A Thyme to Cook, Stonington, CT 
Stewart Lane, Catering Chef, Lone Lane’s Inspired Occasions, Kansas City, MS 
Bill Panhoff, Chef/Owner, B&B Catering & Event Planning, Spring Lake, NC
Sandy Korem, Owner, The Festive Kitchen, Dallas, TX 
David Everett, Event Planner & Designer, The JDK Group, Camp Hill, PA
 Katherine Farrell, Owner, Katherine’s Catering Events, Ann Arbor, MI
Locke Johnston, Executive Chef, Feastivities Events, Philadelphia, PA 
Liese Gardner, Owner, Mecca Communications, Los Angeles, CA
 Stephen Zilli, Director of Operations, Zilli Hospitality Group, Waukesha, WI
Laurey Masterson, Owner, Laurey’s Catering & Gourmet to Go, Asheville, NC 
Tim McLaughlin, Executive Chef, Central Catering Kitchen, Restaurant Associates, New York City, NY 
Richard Wilkie, MBA, Co-owner, Euro Catering, Inc. Calgary, Canada 
James Zilli, CEO, Zilli Hospitality Group, Waukesha,WI 

Monday March 8, 2010
Noon - 1:30pm
Paris Las Vegas