Food for Thought: A Baltimore Food and Beverage Industry Panel
Food for Thought: A Baltimore Food and Beverage Industry Panel
By Tessa Trach '17
Union Brewery's private event space was bursting with Terps and talk of food and drink on May 15. The first-ever Food for Thought panel was well attended, and highlighted several of Baltimore's finest Terps in the food and beverage industry - Kevin Blodger '99 of Union Craft Brewing, Josh Hershkovitz MBA '09 of Hersh's, and Carrie Podles '95 of Papi's Taco, Alexander's Tavern, Wicked Sisters and Huck's American Tavern. Self-proclaimed "foodie" and Baltimore resident, Tessa Trach '17, moderated the panel.
While many of the questions focused on food, a common theme of community emerged in the panelist's answers. Each touched on the importance of being routed in Baltimore, serving those around them, and working hard to keep those people coming back to the table.
"When you feed someone something delicious, they feel like they're immediately connected [to you]," Hershkovitz said about bringing people together through food.
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