Mar 16, 2017
Erik Wolf FoodTrekking World - Portland Culinary Podcast Episode 11 Episode 11 of the Portland Culinary Podcast is here! In this episode of the Great Food Great Podcast our Host Steven Shomler is visiting with Erik Wolf the Executive Director of the World Food Travel Association. The focus of this podcast is FoodTrekking World 2017 – The world's largest gathering of food and beverage tourism professionals a biennial event that is taking place here in Portland April 2-4, 2017. Please Note – FoodTrekking is a trade event for professionals in the food, beverage, travel, and hospitality industries. The World Food Travel Association puts on FoodTrekking World. Erik and Steven begin this episode talking about what the World Food Travel Association is and they talk about “Food Tourism” and how it can impact any culinary business regardless of where they are located. Erik and Steven then talk about this year’s FoodTrekking World conference including the fun schedule and some of this year’s speakers including Adnan Nawaz, Chase Ramsey, Stephen Joyce, and Gabi Logan. Erik and Steven close out the episode talking about who should attend FoodTrekking World and about some of the places in the 10 Ten Portland Must Eat & Drink article that the World Food Travel Association put together for those attending FoodTrekking World. Places in that article that are mentioned in this episode include Oregon Wines on Broadway, 50 Licks Ice Cream, and Tabor Tavern. Steven also mentions Petunia’s Pies and Pastries, and Missionary Chocolates. The Portland Culinary Podcast 411 The Portland Culinary Podcast is brought to you by Portland Culinary Radio and is recorded at Culmination Brewing Company. Steven Shomler is the Host and Creator of the Portland Culinary Podcast. Many thanks to Ken Wilson a true Media Maestro for his excellent sound engineering and editing! Follow The Portland Culinary Podcast — iTunes – www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-culinary-podcast/id1144423445?mt=2 SoundCloud – www.soundcloud.com/portlandculinarypodcast Facebook – www.facebook.com/PortlandCulinaryPodcast Instagram – www.instagram.com/portlandculinarypodcast Twitter – www.instagram.com/portlandculinarypodcast