Why Attend?
Attending the show will bring to life the products and people within our catalog. Here you will connect with the farms, artisans, producers and people behind the food you love. With over 100 different food and beverage vendors in addition to great guest speakers you will surely leave with refreshed ideas and new connections. This only happens ever other year so you won’t want to miss it!
Who Attends?
Any current or prospective What Chefs Want customer is invited. Whether you are a chef, restaurant owner, barista, mixologist or F&B Professional this show is for you.
Join us as we host our Food and Beverage Seminars during the show featuring great topics and guests!
(More speakers to come!)
Photos and video from our past shows:
Attend Our Panel Discussions With Industry Experts
Building culture and your team in your business
11:30am-12:30pm
Eric Martino – Chief Operating Officer, Jose Andres, Think Food Group – Washington D.C.
Matt Jamie – Founder, Bourbon Barrel Foods – Louisville, KY
Rich Rosendale – Certified Master Chef – Leesburg, Virginia
Chris Chamberlain – Author and Journalist
Food Technology & Innovation For your Business
12:45pm-1:45pm
Ryan Rogers – Hi Cotton Hospitality Founder – Louisville, KY
Rich Rosendale – Certified Master Chef – Leesburg, Virginia
Valerie Killter – Journalist
The State of Bourbon
2:00pm-3:00pm
Corky Taylor – Owner, Peerlees Distiling Co.
Rob Samules – Chief Operating Officer – Maker’s Mark
Trey Zoller – Founder – Jefferson Reserve Bourbon
Steve Coomes – Author & Journalist
The Influence of Southern Food
3:15pm-4:00pm
Alan Benton – Owner of Benton’s Smoked Meats
Edward Lee – James Beard Award Winner and Emmy Award Winning Chef
Erin Murray – Author
Chris Chamberlain – Author and Journalist
See, taste and meet with our farms, partners, artisans and producers like:
Hudson Valley Farms
Forever Cheese
Cateli Brothers Veal & Lamb
Drink Phocus
Muse & Metta
Black Hawk Farms
Conway Dressings
Orca Coolers
Local Palate Magazine
Kerry Food Group
Atalanta Foods
Berkwood Farms
Kentucky Restaurant Association
Kentucky Proud
Golden Country
Post Knife
Woodland Foods
Alfresco Pasta
Rishi Tea
Hen Of The Woods
Barry Callebaut
Verterra
Nueske’s Smoke Meats
Ambrosia Foods
Great Lakes Cheese
Purnell’s Sausage
Eurodistribution
Nashville Espresso Co.
Regalis Foods
Perfect Puree of Napa Valley
Frothy Monkey Bakery
Marinelli Shellfishs
Fresh Origins
Boothill Blades
Cube Packaging
Fold Pak
FoodMatch
Kern’s Kitchen
Kabobs
Scholars Inn Bakehouse
Two Brooks Farm
Girards Dressing
North Country Charcuterie
Dobla Foods
Castle & Key
Aaron’s Trading – Taste and Class
Pacifico Aquaculture
Creekstone Farms
Freedom Run Farms
Rabbit Hole Distillery
Broadbent Meats
Daily’s Meats
Philosophy Foods
Regalis Foods
Casa Pons USA
Joyce Farms
Sun Garden Sprouts
Capriole Farms
Duck Trap of Maine
Ron Son
Marx Foods
Dutch Creek Farms
Lee Fish Company
Monin USA
Rotella’s Italian Bakery
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Pit Barrel Cooker
Clifty Farms
Sweetwater Valley Farms
Daily’s Premium Meats
Verlasso Salmon
Shuckmans Smoked Fish
Coopers Craft
Woodford Reserve
Bourbon Barrel Foods
Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery
Tempesta Artisan Salumi
Natalie’s Juice
West Coast Olives
Paris Gourmet
Marksbury Farm
Eurobake
Alexander Farms
Jefferson Reserve
Zia Hatch Chilis
Red Boat Fish Sauce
Manchester Farms Quail
Revier Cattle Co.
Goo Goo Cluster
World Centric
Brake Bush Chicken
Bandwagon Produce
Kenny’s Farmhouse
Ora King
Maple Leaf Farms
Peerless Distilling
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel
Belgioioso Cheese
Benton’s Country Hams
Broadleaf Game
Delmonte Produce
Saalfeld
Elohi Foods
Noble Springs Dairy
Craft Beer Garden Presented By:
NEGOTIATED HOTEL BLOCKS
Home2 Suites by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu
Group Name: Creative Gardens
Arrival Date: 06-Aug-2019
Departure Date: 09-Aug-2019
Home2 Suites by Hilton Louisville Downtown Nulu, a new hip, all-suites hotel, designed for a casual relaxed at home feel. We are an all-suites property, larger rooms, seating area, kitchenettes in each suite with full-size refrigerator and dishwashers. Perfectly located downtown, within walking distance to many local restaurants, shops, and attractions.
