Category: Speakers

Amanda M. Faison, who is the editor in chief of DiningOut Magazine, has chased stories about food and restaurant culture for more than two decades. Faison was the longtime food editor of 5280, Denver’s city magazine, and has published stories in national titles…

Kuvy Ax is the founder and owner of ROOT, a seasoned marketing, PR and branding firm defined by its downright devotion to good food. With offices in Boulder and Denver, Kuvy and her team have been shining a spotlight on…

Evan Funke is a culinary storyteller, a custodian of Italian tradition and a master of the old world techniques of handmade pasta. Funke’s singular passion as a pasta maker and chef was solidified in Bologna, under the mentorship of Alessandra…

Ken Albala is Professor of History at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. He has written many books on food history, cookbooks, encyclopedias, reference works and translations. He has two series on food history from The Great Courses…

Gregory Bair-Caruso is a Culinary R&D Technologist at The Jackfruit Company, specializing in frozen food. He is also one of the Festival’s emcees and a Flatirons Food Film Festival board member. Greg will be one of the Festival emcees.

Steve Bergin is Founder of Conservation Cacao,  which supports cacao farmers across Latin America, helping them to improve quality through the selection of varietals with superior flavor, better post-harvest practices, and connecting them to markets. He has conducted extensive research…

With friends and family, Abbas Barzegar founded Ebrik Coffee Room in the heart of downtown Atlanta as a passion project while teaching at Georgia State University. Hoping to recreate the spirit of the original Mediterranean cafe, Ebrik promotes the themes…

Director of The Colorado Plate, Amy Brothers is a visual storyteller who loves dinner parties in gardens, eating, and cooking food from where it was grown. Her video series, The Colorado Plate, received the best food video award from the…

Sara Brito is a food lover with a zest for life. She’s also the co-founder of the Good Food Media Network, publisher of the Good Food 100 Restaurants™, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to cultivate a conversation and community…

Caroline Bushnell is the Director of Corporate Engagement at The Good Food Institute (GFI), a nonprofit organization accelerating the shift to a sustainable, healthy, and just food system. She leads a team dedicated to working with the private sector to…