4th Annual StarChefs.com
International Chefs Congress
A Kitchen Without Boundaries
Save the Date: September 20-22, 2009

StarChefs.com announces that the 2009 International Chefs Congress (ICC) will take place between September 20th - 22nd at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City! Don't miss the most exciting professional culinary event in the US. ICC is a three-day culinary symposium where more than 60 of the world's most influential and innovative chefs, pastry chefs, mixologists, and sommeliers present the latest techniques and culinary concepts to their peers.

Attend chef demonstrations, hands-on savory, pastry and mixology workshops, wine and business seminars, career counseling sessions, and expert panels on current industry topics. Source cutting-edge culinary products and equipment from around the world at the Chef Products Fair.

The overarching theme of this year's Congress is What is American Cuisine? Our purpose is to explore how chefs and industry-leaders from around the country—and across the globe—define American Cuisine. The regional nuances of well-defined and established cuisines, such as Italian, French, Spanish, or Chinese, are recognized by chefs, and subjects of study and exploration. But the definition of American Cuisine—outside of hotdogs and hamburgers—and the regional differences within the United States is not commonly understood, inside nor outside of the US. The subject seems more prescient than ever given the increasing presence of a growing number of American chefs—Thomas Keller, Grant Achatz, Alice Waters, Charlie Trotter among them—who are keyed into the international culinary circuit and actively participating in the international culinary dialogue.

This year's programming at ICC will be as diverse and multi-national as ever, but the American presenters will share a common goal: to present their particular version of American cuisine, whether Southwestern, Southern, or Northeastern. In doing so, our hope is to move closer to a common understanding of our country's dynamic culinary character.

Admission to 2009 ICC is limited to chefs, pastry chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, food & beverage managers, and restaurant owners (Working Restaurant Pass), and other foodservice professionals, including food and equipment manufacturers, consultants, purveyors, publicists, architects, manufacturer representatives, and dealers (Industry Pass).

September 20-22, 2009 (Sunday-Tuesday)
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10065
INDUSTRY-ONLY SYMPOSIUM

Purchase Early Bird Passes Here or call 212-966-7575
You must be a foodservice industry professional.
All ticket purchases subject to final StarChefs.com approval.
Early Bird Passes available until February 28th

3-Day Early Bird Working Restaurant Pass: $199
3-Day Industry Pass: $495

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