Ignite Food

Ignite Food in a nutshell

Ignite Food is a food-flavored edition of Ignite Phoenix designed to give all the food lovers and fans in the Valley a chance to share their passion on this flavorful topic.

Phoenix is home to a growing food community. We have an evolving dining scene, great local growers, people growing their own backyard produce, endless health initiatives, and much more. The Valley’s love of food in all its forms is so rich we felt it deserved its own event!

The format will be similar to the one you’ve come to know and love: 16 presentations of five minutes and 20 slides each. Each presenter will speak about something food-related that they’re passionate about — dining, cuisine, beverages, pairings, cooking, diets, lifestyles, farming, the economics of food, specific ingredients, food photography, art, history, trivia, and more. Anyone can submit a presentation, and the Ignite Food Team will vote on the final group of speakers.

Mark your calendar for Ignite Food.

Date: March 19, 2012
Location: Stand Up Live at Cityscape in Downtown Phoenix
Tickets: $15 – On sale February 25th at 10:00am

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Become a sponsor

Get in on the action by donating money or hosting a table to share your delicious treats. Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Submit a presentation

The next best thing to eating food is talking about it. Thanks to all who took the time to submit a presentation! Submissions are now closed, but grab your tickets February 25th to see the presenters and get inspiration for next time.

Official Lineup for Ignite Food!

Topic Presenter
The Full Monty of Rum Dwayne Allen
I want YOU for the Food Nerd Army Dominic Armato
Eatathon-sf (24 restaurants in 36 hours) Justin Beckett
Starting from scratch Charleen Badman
Salt is salt is salt is sooooo wrong! Aaron Eckburg
Makin’ bacon (at home) Zach Garcia
Food, Microbes, and Human Health Bradley Lusk
Astronaut vs. Apocalypse food Bill Mar
Complicated Food Restrictions – Doable & Affordable! Cinder McDonald
It’s Pronounced Glenfiddi-CK not, Glenfiddi-CH Jason Miller
Herbanizing Phoenix Chris Petroff
That’s just offal…or BRAINS! Cisco Saavedra
Agrarian Ethics: Coming Back to the Land Paul Schwennesen
My journey to the home of hops! Derek Slife
The Unexplainable Awesomeness of the Burrito Brian Sun
Farms, Not Pharmacies Monika Woolsey