Saturday, April 2nd
Center415 in Manhattan
415 5th Avenue, between E. 37th and E. 38th Street
schedule
12 to 1 p.m.
Networking & REGISTRATION HOUR
1 to 2:30 p.m.
SESSION ONE
Welcome
Food and Finance High School alumni Jade Atkins, Paul Smith’s College Class of 2025,
and Chayil Hyland, Cornell University Class of 2025
Introduced by Pilar Valdes of Kickshaw Cookery
Housekeeping
Kerry Diamond of Cherry Bombe
Opening: Christina Tosi of Milk Bar
Introduced by Millie Peartree of Full Hearts, Full Bellies
Lay Alston of Soul and Wheel
Introduced by Sicily Sierra of The Sandwich Ministry
Cheryl Day of Back in the Day Bakery
Introduced by Caroline Schiff of Gage & Tollner
Camilla Marcus of west~bourne
Introduced by Fany Gerson of Fan-Fan Doughnuts and La Newyorkina
Fireside Chat
Hetty McKinnon of Peddler Journal and To Asia, With Love interviews
Sana Javeri Kadri of Diaspora Co. & Zoe Adjonyoh of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen and James Beard Foundation
Introduced by Jannell Lo of #DumptheHate and My BF is GF
Paola Velez of Bakers Against Racism
Introduced by Jaíne Mackievicz of Food Network’s The Julia Child Challenge
Housekeeping
Catherine Baker of Cherry Bombe
2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
Snack BreaK & Book Signings
Book Signings: Zoe Adjonyoh, Cheryl Day & Hetty McKinnon
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Session Two
Welcome Back
Audrey Payne of Cherry Bombe
Ellen Bennett of Hedley & Bennett
Introduced by Jessie Sheehan of Snackable Bakes and Abena Anim-Somuah of Eden
Adrienne Cheatham of Sunday Best: Cooking Up the Weekend Spirit Every Day
Introduced by Catina Smith of Just Call Me Chef
Keynote with Rachael Ray
Interviewed by Kim Severson of The New York Times
Introduced by Brittany Bradford of the HBO Max original series Julia
Closing
Donna Yen of Cherry Bombe
4:30 to 6 p.m.
Happy Hour & Book Signings
Book Signings: Ellen Bennett, Adrienne Cheatham & Elisa Marshall
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