ED Talks
One morning, six 10-minute talks, and over 200 Denver-area restaurant operators, chefs, managers, and media members in attendance.
ED Talks is a members-only series built for an audience of independent restaurant operators, chefs, and managers, with the goal of attendees walking away feeling empowered about their role in this work and with three takeaways to explore, discuss, or implement in their own business.
ED Talks 2024
Wednesday, March 13
Speakers:
Elizabeth Seelye - Founder and Brand Wayfinder, StarryEyed Strategy
Chris Shepherd & Lindsey Brown - Founding Director & Executive Director, Southern Smoke Foundation
Katherine Miller - Principal and Founder, Table 81
Mary Nguyen - Owner, Olive & Finch Collective
Peter Newlin - Chief Experience Officer, Birdcall; Chief Vision Officer, Gastamo Group
Roberto Meza - Co-Founder & CEO, East Denver Food Hub
ED Talks 2023
ED Talks 2023 Presented by EatDenver: Full Program
Yannick Benjamin: Virtue in Hospitality: Working and Living in Agreement with Nature
Kourtny Garrett: The Future of Downtown Denver
Brad Reubendale: Lead from Your F*cked Up Soul
Yasu Kizaki: Match Making
Laura Louise Green: The Case for an Emotional Industry
Bill Long: Navigating the Restaurant Technology Landscape
ED Talks 2022
ED Talks 2022 Presented by EatDenver: Full Program
Lorena Cantarovici: Connecting The Dots…Hint: We Are The Dots
Patty Calhoun: Don’t Poison The Critic: The Care and Feeding of Food Journalists
Adrian Miller: Leading With a Mouthful
Andy Barish: Cult of Culture: Understanding Human Capital
Hosea Rosenberg & Lauren Feder Rosenberg: Rethink, Reset, Repeat: Suffering is Optional
ED Talks 2021
ED Talks 2019
Rebecca Hopkins: Small But Mighty: How Community Can Drive Industry Change
Suzi Darré: The Cost of Caring: The Truth Behind Investing in Restaurant Culture
Sara Kay: The Authenticity Double Bind: Striking a Balance Between Expectation and Reality
Christina Grdovic: Food Media Evolution: Everyone's a Critic
Taylor Cunningham: Craveology: Why and What We Crave
ED Talks 2018
Dana Rodriguez: Love Letter to Our Dishwashers
Sabato Sagaria: A Restaurateur's Love Hate Relationship with Social Media
John Kessler: Restaurant Criticism Then & Now: Why We Need It & How It’s Changed
Oliver Luckett: Scan Here: The Future of Food Traceability
Kat Kinsman: An Awkward Conversation Will Not Kill You
Walter Isenberg: The History, Evolution & Future of LoDo
ED Talks 2017
Evan Faber: The 5 Stages of Hospitality
Kenny Moten: Every Guest Experience is Theater: Sweat the Details
Eric Skokan: The Joys of Failure
Sylvia Theisen: Serve Yourself First
Daniel Asher: Politics of Menu Activism
Justin Cucci: Fix It Before It's Broken