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2014 ILLINOIS - MARCH 2014
Food Shows and Local Food, Beer & Wine Events
(see also: 2013)

Feb 27-March 1, 2014  IAMP Convention & Trade Show
Champaign, Illinois

March 2-4, 2014  BakingTech Annual Conference
Chicago, Illinois
BakingTech is the baking industry's leading technology conference and exposition.  ASB's annual conference offers technical solutions, insight and experience.  Over 1,300 baking professionals participate in a number of venues where knowledge and information is shared. Attend 30 innovative technical presentations.  Meet with over 200 equipment and ingredient suppliers.  Participate in professional workshops and luncheons.  Attend the Leadership Discussion where you can hear it first from the experts.

March 3-7, 2014  National School Breakfast Week - Nationwide
National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) was launched in 1989 to raise awareness of the availability of the School Breakfast Program (SBP) to all children.

March 3-9, 2014  Urbana Restaurant Week - Urbana, Illinois
Taking place March 3rd through March 9th, Urbana Restaurant Week will provide the community with seven days to sample, dine, and enjoy all that Urbana has to offer. Price fixed menus will be provided at each of the participating restaurants. Offering a combination of $10, $20, and $30 options, the menus will give diners a chance to try dishes they’ve never had before and enjoy old favorites for a great value.

March 9-11, 2014  Women Chefs & Restaurateur's Nat’l Conference
Chicago, Illinois
21st Anniversary Conference. Women Chefs and Restaurateurs (WCR), the nation’s leading association representing women in culinary professions.

March 13-15, 2014  Good Food Festival & Conference 2014 - Chicago, IL
Celebrating leaders, businesses, and individuals that sustain the burgeoning, locally-driven Good Food Movement. With a Festival celebrating the joys of food, conference workshops focused on local sourcing, industry trends, and DIY - something for everyone.

March 14-17, 2014  IACP 36th Annual Conference - Chicago, Illinois
International Association of Culinary Professionals 36th Annual Conference.  Culinarians from around the globe gather to unite, inspire, and celebrate. Come to network, come to share your knowledge.

March 20, 2014  IFMA Fundamentals Seminar - Rosemont, Illinois
IFMA - International Foodservice Manufacturers Association. Foodservice Fundamental Series of educational programs for individuals that are new or have recently entered the foodservice industry.

March 25, 2014  'AgDay' National Agriculture Day - Nationwide
National Ag Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless other across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.
 

2013 ILLINOIS - MARCH 2013
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
events waiting for new dates

March 15-16, 2013  55th Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale & Anabaptist Culinary Traditions - Bloomington, Illinois
Pennsylvania Dutch cooking originally developed as an accommodation of rural German traditions to the foods of the American frontier. It is a cuisine that has undergone remarkable changes. Yet over the years it has continued to find favor in the kitchens of Mennonite, Apostolic Christian, Amish and other Anabaptist communities. Our tour visits the Mennonite Heritage Center near Metamora to learn about Pennsylvania Dutch in Illinois and the foodways of the Anabaptists of West Central Illinois. We will continue on to Bloomington where we will enjoy the foods and appreciate the crafts items offered at the 55th Annual Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale, an event that in many ways amounts to a grand celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch for a very worthy cause.