Open to All Attendees! Located on the Expo Hall Floor, the F&B Innovation Center is a dedicated area of food and food service equipment suppliers with access to expert demonstrations, tastings and Chef meet and greets. Explore and find new enhancements to add to your bar menu and exciting ways to increase revenue through technology and quality ingredients.
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F&B Innovation Center | Live Demos
Meet Our Chefs!
150+ years of combined experience in the restaurant & hospitality industry.
Chef Brian Duffy
Founder, Duffified Experience Group
Chef Christine Hazel
Hell’s Kitchen Season 14 Contestant, Food Network Chopped Champion
Chef Kevin Des Chenes
Executive Chef, "Private Chef to The Stars" & Author of "Beyond My Chef Coat"
Chef Jason Santos
Owner of Buttermilk & Bourbon, Citrus & Salt and Abby Lane
Chef Jennifer Behm-Lazzarini
MasterChef USA Winner, Co-Owner Red Fin Crudo + Kitchen
Chef Kayla Robison
Executive Chef at Arnold’s Bar and Grill, features on Cooking Channel's Cheap Eats and Travel Channel’s Man vs Food
Chef Keith Breedlove
Celebrity Culinerdy Extraordinaire
Food Demo & Tasting Schedule
Watch Chefs live on the F&B Innovation Center stage then sample the food created during a tour through this area.
Tuesday, March 30th / 12:45pm-5:00pm
12:45pm-1:00pm Welcome with Chef Brian Duffy
1:00pm-2:00pm Chef Kevin Des Chenes
2:00pm-3:00pm Chef Kayla Robison
3:00pm-4:00pm Chef Pete Blohme aka "Panini Pete"
4:00pm-5:00pm Chef Nick Liberato
Wednesday, April 1 / 12:30pm-5:00pm
12:15pm-12:30pm Welcome with Chef Brian Duffy
12:30pm-1:00pm Chef Brian Duffy
1:15pm-1:45pm Chef Keith Breedlove
2:00pm-2:30pm Chef Jennifer Behm-Lazzarni
2:45pm-3:15pm Chef Tu David Phu
3:30pm-4:00pm Chef Matt Varga
F&B Innovation Center Sponsors
Official Food Equipment Sponsor
Official Ingredient Sponsor
In Partnership with
In Partnership with
Official Chefs’ Apparel Sponsor
Official Cutlery and Cookware Sponsor
