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 |














