Chef-to-Chef Local Food Training

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Join us for our first

Chef-to-Chef

Local Food Workshop

Craftsman Restaurant, Minneapolis

Monday, March 22

10:30am - 1:30pm ($20.00 lunch included!)

free for HFN supporters (click here to join HFN)

Join the fastest growing movement in food today- buying local food not only supports our local economy, it brings customers to you.  Minnesotan's are increasingly tuned in to where their food comes from- they know that local food makes sense for the environment, our local economy, and the palette.

But where to start? How do you find farmers? How do you plan dishes based on seasonal ingredients? What about rules or laws about buying directly from a farmer?

To answer these questions and more,  we have brought together some of the top chefs and knowledgeable experts in the state to share practical tips and resources to help all restaurants and chefs begin successfully using local food in their kitchens.

You will leave this day with the resources you need to start using local food:

• List of farmers and distributors that sell local food to restaurants
  
• Sample menus and dishes that feature local food
  
• Sample spreadsheets for tracking local purchases
• A guide to using local within your margins
• Knowledge of regulations as they pertain to local food and restaurants
  

Who should come?

Chef and restaurant owners who like the idea of using local ingredients, but have questions about getting started

Any food service professional who wants tools that will help them integrate local food into their menu

Topics for the day will include:

• Working with Farmers:  Where to start? Find sources of proteins, produce & more
  

• Seasonal Menu Planning
  

• Local Foods on a Budget
  

• Regulations and Laws
  

• Bookeeping and Tracking Your Purchases:   Excel spreadsheets provided

• Marketing and Advertising:   Promoting your use of local foods to your customers
  
  

 Featured Speakers:

• Chefs from Lucia's Restaurant, the Birchwood Cafe, the Craftsman Restaurant, Corner Table, Sen Yai Sen Lek Thai, and more will discuss tips and their experiences

• Inspections specialists from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture will address food regulations and laws

• Greg Reynolds of Riverbend Farm  will discuss working with farmers

• Distributors that sell local foods to restaurants (Co-Op Partners Warehouse, Hidden Streams Farm, and others) will present the option of purchasing food through local food aggregators

• Representatives from Bon Appetit Management Company will address working with local foods on a budget

Space is limited! Reserve your space now for this event.

Scroll to the top of the page to register. Price is per-person.

For more information:

Annalisa Hultberg
Coordinator, Heartland Food Network
651-789-3328
ahultberg@mnproject.org

www.heartlandfoodnetwork.org

HFN thanks: the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Minnesota Grown Program for their generous support of this event.

Additional supporters include Food Alliance Midwest, Minnesota Farmers Union, Renewing the Countryside, Simple, Good, and Tasty, and the Craftsman Restaurant.

About HFN: The Heartland Food Network, a program of the Minnesota Project, is devoted to supporting Minnesota farm families by increasing the amount of local food sold in Minnesota every year. We work with restaurant owners, executive chefs, colleges, universities, and other food service professionals to share tools and resources needed to use and promote local food in these establishments.