UPDATE: Our room rate at the Graduate Hotel Providence was just lowered to $149 per night. We are very excited to offer the leading multi-unit new menu developers in the USA an opportunity to experience a focused educational program in one of the most traditional culinary destinations in America. Providence, and neighboring Boston, has always had a culture that blends multi-ethnic traditions into new culinary trends. From the traditional Italian and Portuguese neighborhoods in Providence to the dedicated fisherman who provide some of the nation’s best lobster and fin fish in Newport, we will experience trends that span the decades and will prevail in today’s new restaurant marketplace.
Today, more-than-ever, you can see where traditional meets the future and where all ages of consumers are learning to experiment with new flavors. The ICCA Summits are where key industry leaders and peers learn, taste, create and form a new network that will become your best resource for new menu ideas. Best of all this is the first International Corporate Chefs Association live event since the pandemic. Featured speakers include Food Network “Tournament of Champion” co-hosts Simon Majumdar and Justin Warner. You will choose between three ICCA Culinary Road Trips that will visit either Boston, Newport or Providence to taste the most creative new menu ideas that have either survived this past year or are setting a new bar for this time of recovery.
The first webinar in the new GCIA/ICCA Webinar series titled; “The New Normal; What Can We expect?” was on Wednesday, April 21st and featured The Next Level of Creativity as our Consumers begin to be Bored with Comfort Food and their Favorite Menu Items. It featured award winning chefs from New England who will be involved in our 18th Annual ICCA Summit from June 26 – 29, 2021 at the Graduate Hotel in Providence. Here is the agenda times for the 18th Annual ICCA Summit in Providence:
Saturday, June 26th
Noon – 2:00 pm EST; Registration
2:00 – 5:30 pm EST; Opening General Session featuring Simon Majumdar and Justin Warner from The Food Network’s Tournament of Champions
5:30 – 7:30 pm EST; Opening Reception
8:00 pm – ’til; Dinner at the top restaurants in Providence compliments of the ICCA Sponsors
Sunday, June 27th
7:30 – 9:00 am EST; Breakfast
9:00 am – 5:30 pm EST; General Session including breaks, lunch and chef demos from local award winning chefs
5:30 – 7:30 pm EST; Reception
8:00 pm – ’til; Dinner at the top restaurants in Providence compliments of the ICCA Sponsors
Monday, June 28th
7:30 – 9:00 am EST; Breakfast
9:00 am – 4:30 pm EST; Annual ICCA Culinary Road Trip where members and sponsors choose from three unique trips with one going to Boston, another to Newport and one staying in Providence.
6:00 – 9:00 pm EST; Annual ICCA Reception and Dinner
Tuesday, June 29th
7:30 – 9:00 am EST; Breakfast with the ICCA and GCIA Board of Directors
Jeremy Sewell, chef-owner of Row 34, Island Creek Oyster Bar and other restaurants throughout New England will talk about the creative culinary scene in Boston and other cities in New England where he owns restaurants. He has received numerous accolades beginning with Rising Star Chef from the James Beard Foundation in 2000 and awards from Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and Boston Magazine.
Numerous James Beard Award nominee Ben Sukle, chef-owner of Oberlin in Providence will also share his passion and his creative interpretation of New England cuisine. Mariana Gonzalez-Trasvina, 2020 James Beard Award Nominee for Best Chef New England is the chef at Bar ‘Cino in Newport, Rhode Island where we will send a group for our ICCA Culinary Road Trip. Jack Li and his team from Datassential will also share trends from the New England region during the event as well.
If you have not been to an ICCA event, ask your friends in the industry about us and you will learn that this is not only the network for corporate chefs from the top 200 chains – it is THE event where trend leaders in our industry meet each other and share their passion for the industry. You will spend days networking with Food Network Stars, trend experts and some of the most creative independent chefs in the nation. Act now, before June 15th, to receive a free registration to attend our 18th Annual ICCA Summit Providence. If you act now by signing up below, you can get both your annual membership and the ICCA Summit registration for only $395. The ICCA board has decided to offer the ICCA Summit for free this year to members.
Here are some of the educational activities you will enjoy at our ICCA Summit:
- Dining on Providence’s Federal Hill: This historic Italian Neighborhood is almost like being on the set for the Sopranos
- Multiple Trend Leaders: Experts for the nation’s leading research companies will share the latest new menu ideas
- Tour of Johnson & Wales University’s original campus featuring their Culinary Arts Museum & the Leed Certified Cuisinart Center for Culinary Arts
- Panel discussion with the leading James Beard and Michelin Star chefs from Boston, Providence and Newport
- Demonstrations from Food Network Stars Simon Majumdar and Justin Warner plus local celebrity chefs
- Tours of farms, seafood processing facilities and historic restaurants, some of the oldest establishments in the nation
This three-day, action-packed agenda includes demos from the northeast’s top chefs and experience Culinary Road Trips where you will learn about the unique ingredients that help make this destination one that will help you, your team and your organization be better equipped to make the right decisions with your menu development in the future. Our goal is to keep our members looking two to three years into the future with regards to trends for today’s new consumers. The host Hotel is the Graduate Providence, formerly the Biltmore, and is one of the grand Hotels in New England completely renovated in 2019. Here is a link to make your reservation or call (401)421-0700. Register now to take advantage of our free ICCA Summit registration fee saving you $595.00. Here is the ICCA membership form for new members an invoice for the dues and free registration ICCA Free Summit Registration and Membership Discount Invoice 2021 if you want to pay with a check or to pay with a credit card fill out your secured information below.