Mike Traud
Philadelphia-based lawyer-turned-chef-turned-university instructor and Founder and Executive Director of The Chef Conference
episode : 88
On This episode of the High Tea series, Gabriel Ornelas sits down with Mike Traud, Philadelphia-based lawyer-turned-chef-turned-university instructor and Founder and Executive Director of The Chef Conference.
Mike founded The Chef conference in 2013 in partnership with Drexel University. It has evolved to become its own entity still lead by the vision and leadership of Mike.
The Chef Conference is set to kick off in Philadelphia from April 12th - 15th, serving up opportunities for both hospitality professionals and food lovers to eat, drink and share their passion for the culinary arts via a sweet of engaging programing, for example, live talks, tastings, special collaboration dinners, podcasts recordings and more.
In this episode, we discuss:
Willingness to engage in dialogue
Provide a space for necessary conversation
The Chef Conference 2024
Alain Ducasse Book Discussion
Beauty in the accessibility
2024 Programming
How The Chef Conference evolves
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