Standing Out Doesn’t Mean Standing Alone! 2002 Fs Exec National Conference

One of the most refreshing national conferences within the foodservice industry, or within any industry for that matter, is taking on the “Paris of the Americas”! No stuffy conference rooms, no boring lectures, instead, get ready to open your minds to a whole different kind of experience at the 2002 FS Exec National Conference in New Orleans, October 13-15.

Who should attend? The conference caters to those who exemplify chef-driven concepts, are high volume or multi-unit independents with emerging trends and specialty brands within their chain operations. This food forward event is high energy and is only open to a mere 200 specially selected guests making this top-notch experience impossible to duplicate.
Why New Orleans? Simple; In March 2002, Travel & Leisure magazine picked New Orleans as the second friendliest place in the nation. In June 2002, US News & World Report ranked New Orleans as the highest rated destination in the continental United States. In 2001, Conde’ Nast Traveler ranked New Orleans as the third top city in the eatery category. With all these reasons there was only one city with as much spontaneity and creativity as the conference itself, New Orleans, home to some of the worlds top chefs and restaurateurs.

The top-most informed and highly sought after thinkers within the foodservice industry have joined together to form a unique group to create the forum for the Exchange of Ideas panelist discussions and break out sessions. FS Exec has lined up a slew of “Big Ideas”, which include four tracks for attendees to choose from; Chef, Menu, Culture, and Concepts.

New Orleans caters to FS Exec’s untraditional approach to the typical conference. With judges like John Mariani from Esquire Magazine; David Rosengarten from the Rosengarten Report; Patricia Sharpe from Texas Monthly; and Jerry Shriver from USA Today choosing the winner of the Cutting Edge Innovation Culinary Award to our board members, Phil Romano of Romano Concepts in Dallas; Michael Romano from Union Square Cafi in New York; Dickie Brennan of Dickie Brennan & Co in New Orleans and Michael & Wendy Jordan of Rosemary’s Restaurants in Las Vegas, we can’t help but brag a little.

This is a unique food guru event providing a great way for attendees to explore the guts of a delicious city, all the while networking and learning from one another, witnessing first hand why Conde’ Nast Traveler 2001 Reader’s Choice Awards voted New Orleans the third best city to visit.

As one attendee from last year’s conference summarized, “I cannot say enough about how great this conference was in its entirety. Everything from the location, to the food, to the excellent content of all the presentations was top notch!” Now, more than ever, the spotlight needs to shine on what foodservice professionals do best; creating lasting impressions on their scrumptious industry.