WE ARE A CHICAGO FOOD TRUCK. AND WE CATER TOO!

Want to see Chicago food trucks thrive?

Do you want Chicago to have a vibrant street food scene?
Do you want the freedom to start a successful food cart or truck?
Are you interested in how mobile food businesses build communities?

Join entrepreneurs, scholars, advocates, government officials, Chefs and foodies on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the University of Chicago Law School, 1111 East 60th Street, Auditorium for My Streets, My Eats Symposium.

Special Session for Vendors // 8:30 a.m.

Understanding how Chicago’s Laws Apply to You
Symposium //  9:30 a.m.

Meet our panelists

First Panel
Street Food: An Important (and Delicious) Part of Urban Life
Moderated by Beth Kregor
Sean Basinski, Founder & Director, The Street Vendor Project
John Gaber, professor, University of Arkansas
Heather Shouse, author, Food Trucks

Second Panel
Chicago, What’s the Hold Up? The Need to Reform the Windy City’s Vending Laws
Moderated by Erika Pfleger, Assistant Director, IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship
Willie Cochran, Alderman, Ward 20
Justin Large, Chef de Cuisine, Big Star
Vicki Lugo, Vice President, Asociación de Vendedores Ambulantes
Samm Petrichos, Chef, Spice!

Third Panel
What Would Be Better? How Cities Can Create Economic Opportunity by Knocking Down Barriers to Vending
Moderated by Christina Walsh, Director of Activism and Coalitions, Institute for Justice
Bert Gall, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
Greg Kettles, Deputy Counsel, Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Baylen Linnekin, Founder & Executive Director, Keep Food Legal
Gabriel Wiesen, Owner, Beaverʼs Coffee and Donuts Truck

Meet our panelists!
Meet Up //  1:30 p. m.

Food trucks will meet up outside the law school to serve lunch!

 

April 10, 2012 at 2:53 am |