5 local food entrepreneurs tell

their stories of building a business...

from the ground up

PRESENTS

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 6-8 PMFarmigo @ Gowanus Industrial Arts Complex, 55-C 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

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Jorge SalameaNIGHTINGALE 9 & SEERSUCKER

Jorge Salamea’s impressive

résumé includes Annisa, Ssam

Bar, and Ma Peche. He

co-opened Bar Q with Anita

Lo, and worked as Operations

Director at Smith Canteen,

opening Nightingale 9. Now he

is striking out on his own!

Sean DiminSEA2TABLE

Sean, Co-Founder of Sea to

Table, has spent 2 years

working hand-in-hand with

small island fishermen and

NYC chefs. Last year alone, Sea

to Table shipped sustainable

seafood to 46 states and 40+

university dining programs.

Viraj PuriGOTHAM GREENS

Viraj founded Gotham Greens

in 2008. Gotham Greens

designs, builds and operates

commercial scale greenhouse

facilities in urban areas for

fresh vegetable production.

Nicole ChaszarTHE SPLENDID SPOON

Nicole and Brian Chaszar are

the Co-Founders of The

Splendid spoon, a Brooklyn-

based vegan and gluten-free

microsoupery, and source their

ingredients from growers

within 200 miles of NYC.

Scott BridiBROOKLYN CURED

Brooklyn native and former

Gramercy Tavern charcuterie

chef, Scott founded Brooklyn

Cured in 2010, and uses locally

and regionally sourced meats

to produce his delicious

sausages, hotdogs, and more.

Benzi Ronen, FARMIGO

Benzi is the founder and CEO of Farmigo, which works to make local, farm-to-table food

easily available, connecting farmers to neighbors, neighbors to each other, and everyone to

a better way to eat.

BEER LOVINGLY PROVIDED BY:

Brooklyn Brewery