A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory
During the course of the year, New Yorkers have no shortage of food events to attend. But Taste Talks, a culinary showcase that wrapped up its fifth annual edition this past weekend, aims to be something different, organizers say.
That is, it puts as much emphasis on the talking as the tasting.
The event is a “thought leadership conference disguised as a food festival,” said co-founder Daniel Stedman. Mr. Stedman added that about 6,000 attended this year’s Taste Talks—around three times the number when the event was first held.
To emphasize its cerebral side, Taste Talks, held at locations throughout Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, hosted a series of panels over the weekend that looked at everything from the growing interest in fermented foods to the future of supermarkets. . .