In addition to attending the Taste Talks events in Chicago on October 3-5, I was invited to attend an exclusive announcement event and round table panel discussion moderated by Michael Ciapciak, owner of Bang Bang Pie on August 27th, discussing the “Changing the Face of a City Block” with Anne Owen of Owen + Alchemy, Danny Shapiro of Slippery Slope, and Noelle DiPrizio of Chicago Distilling at Bang Bang Pie in Logan Square.

It was an honor to attend and I got inspired listening to these entrepreneurs that evening on how each of their business have been able to maintain their individuality in their Logan Square neighborhood while launching new concepts and looking ahead into the future. Thanks Taste Talks, Bang Bang Pie for providing your delicious snacks such as your famous chocolate pecan pie and delicious cocktails by Chicago Distilling.

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Taste Talks, an innovative and experiential food symposium will launch in Chicago for its first year on Oct. 3rd-5th, 2014. Presented by chef, restaurateur and media personality Mario Batali and curated by local Chicagoan and James Beard Award-winning chef Paul Kahan, Taste Talks will bring together some of the world’s top luminaries in food – from writers to critics and chefs – to discuss, analyze, and theorize about the future of taste.

Paul Kahan, executive chef of Chicago’s critically acclaimed avec and Blackbird, will be curating all Taste Talks events and serving as The Master of Ceremonies. World renowned and one of Chicago’s top chefs with Midwest roots, there’s nobody better to host Taste Talks Chicago.

To purchase tickets or for more information on Taste Talks visit: tastetalks.com/tickets-chicago/

Disclosure: I received a complimentary meal to facilitate this post. The review and all opinions are my own.