All attendees who previously purchased a General Admission ticket to Tastemaker Conference 2020 in NYC have had their ticket automatically transferred to Tastemaker Conference 2021 and have been registered for the 2020 Virtual Conference
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About Tastemaker Conference
September 24-25, 2020
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2020 SPEAKERS
Evelyn Williams
Chef Evelyn Williams is a Culinary Consultant who is on a mission to help women live, cook, and work on their own terms! Through her career, Evelyn has worked as a personal chef, caterer, cooking school manager, culinary instructor, executive chef, pastry chef, food blogger, and brand ambassador. She has assisted various celebrity chefs such as Oprah’s private chef Art Smith, Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook, and Food Network’s Guy Fieri. Evelyn has also cooked for Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow, Food Network’s Giada DeLaurentis, author & pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts, and NYT best-selling author, producer, and mega-church pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes.
Evelyn is a cookbook author, host of the Eat Out at Home podcast, and creator of several web-based video series. She currently spends her time conducting online cooking classes and workshops, and consults with corporate professionals who are transitioning into culinary entrepreneurship through her Chef’s Table Academy Consulting Program. Evelyn is also the founder of FunFoodShirts.com, an eCommerce site that offers Apparel for Every Appetite.
Chef Evelyn is a graduate of the International Culinary Schools at the Art Institute of Dallas, where she graduated with honors in Baking & Pastry as well as Culinary Arts. She also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical & Environmental Engineering from Tuskegee University. When Evelyn is not cooking or consulting, she spends her time teaching entrepreneurs, creatives, and influencers how to prioritize their self-care.
Casey Markee
Kate Ahl
Rosalynn Daniels
Rosalynn Daniels is a lifestyle personality, content creator, millennial wife & mom, and restaurateur. On her journey as a new wife and mother, her passion grew for recreating great dinning and event experiences for her everyday life with her family and friends.
That passion birthed the Rosalynn Daniels brand, complete with television appearances, food demonstrations, brand partnerships and website, RosalynnDaniels.com. She created the site as a place to inspire other parents and millennials that it is possible to have it all.
Brita Britnell
Brita Britnell – Brita is food blogger, videographer, and content creator. She creates weekly videos for her own food blog, Food with Feeling, as well as some top bloggers in the industry including Ambitious Kitchen, Fit Foodie Finds, Skinnytaste and others. She has years of experience creating tasty style and lifestyle videos.
Karli Bitner
Jenny Guy
As the Marketing Manager of Mediavine, Jenny Guy loves using her past experience as the head of influencer and affiliate marketing for a brand as well as her MFA in Acting and college teaching experience to represent the Mediavine brand she adores. From hosting Facebook Lives and her conference speaking engagements to creating brand content and managing the Mediavine blog, Jenny is passionate about all things Mediavine and marketing. When not behind a laptop, you can find Jenny spending time with family, cooking and running an Equity theatre company.
Karen Lee
friendly living, DIY for non-toxic formulas, and health food. She co-founded a green blogger
network to connect bloggers and brands for content marketing. Unfortunately, she had to
close the company in 2016 when her children were diagnosed with food related multiple
health challenges, and they needed her attention. She rebranded her blog to share her
knowledge on using food as medicine, and real food recipes, specifically for food allergies,
Eczema, and other autoimmune diseases. The blog became popular, but she wanted to
reach even a wider audience by publishing a cookbook. In less than 3 years, she published
3 popular cookbooks on Paleo and Keto diet styles using convenient kitchen appliances like
Instant Pot and air fryer. When she’s not developing recipes, she loves spending time with
her family and spoiling family’s rescued puppy.
Rachel Korinek
She’s obsessed with editing in Lightroom and Photoshop and is a go-to resource in her niche for how to edit Lightroom.
Todd & Susie Bulloch
Emily Perron
Emily Perron helps bloggers and creative entrepreneurs expand and improve their teams with talented freelancers who care about you and your business.
She has developed a strategic hiring process that’s allowed her to find dozens of knock-out freelancers on behalf of her clients, as well as within her own business, and is passionate about aligning the right person with the right role.
Emily has a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Bachelor’s Degrees in Psychology and English.
Her professional background includes working in marketing, coaching and organizational consulting. In other words, she really understands people.
And her zone of genius is connecting on a fundamental level to understand their values and empower them to reach for interesting and ambitious opportunities.
When she’s not working, you can find Emily traveling or enjoying the outdoors of the Upper Midwest—hiking, snowshoeing, paddleboarding and swimming—with her husband and their energetic Labrador retriever.
2019 SPONSORS
Frequently Asked Questions
Our 2020 conference has been converted to an online virtual conference due to Covid-19 safety precautions. It will be held virtually on September 24-25, 2020.
Tastemaker Conference 2021 will be held on Thursday, September 2 and Friday, September 3, 2021, with an additional option for an exclusive excursion on Saturday, September 4. It will be at 501 Union and The Green Building in Brooklyn, NY.
Tickets are non-refundable, however they are transferable up to 30 days before the event.
Your 2020 virtual ticket includes access to our two-day online conference. You will attend virtual sessions led by top leaders in the industry. There will be 10+ classes that focus on the topics of SEO and tech, content creation, business building and marketing, and inclusion and diversity training. You will also have virtual access to select brands, products, and giveaways!
Your 2021 general admission ticket includes entrance to our two-day conference. You will get the choice of attending up to eight different workshops and classes, access to panels led by food influencer experts, a swag bag worth over $200, and access to our sponsor exhibitor hall, where you will make connections with brands who want to work with YOU. There will also be breakfast, lunch, and snacks served both days.
Of course! We will be providing amazing gluten-free, nut-free, and vegan food options, as well as any other accommodations requested.
Our submissions are limited, but we would love to hear your ideas! Please email your pitch to [email protected]
Our 2021 hotel room block is at Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Brooklyn, just 4 blocks away from the venue. Limited rooms available, click here to book at a discounted rate. Please keep in mind that room rates are more expensive this year due to the NYC location. We also recommend VRBO or Airbnb.
Street parking is available in the neighborhood but VERY limited (it is NYC). We also recommend walking, ride sharing, taxi, or public transportation to get to the venue.
Our 2020 Virtual Conference tickets are on sale now! Click here to register.
All attendees who previously purchased a General Admission ticket to Tastemaker Conference 2020 in NYC have had their ticket automatically transferred to Tastemaker Conference 2021. Tickets for 2021 are currently unavailable, but please join our waitlist to get notified if more tickets become available.
There will be 250 like-minded food bloggers, influencers, and brands attending. A great place to network and make new foodie friends!
We would absolutely love to work with you and offer affordable and unique marketing opportunities! Please email [email protected] to receive our current sponsorship deck.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) or LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
The 2021 conference venue is at 501 Union in Brooklyn, NY. The address is 501 Union St. Brooklyn, NY 11215. We recommend you walk, use public transportation, taxi, or ride share.
Please reach out to [email protected] for any additional questions.
Meet The Team
Abbey Rodriguez
Abbey Rodriguez is the founder of Tastemaker Conference, and The Butter Half, a food blog that combines gluten-free recipes, herbal cooking, and holistic nutrition and wellness education for the whole family. After three years of growing her community online, she was inspired to create a real-life community where other creators could come together. Tastemaker Conference was born in 2017 out of this mission to empower bloggers and influencers to build sustainable businesses and relationships through food.
Abbey has worked with dozens of brands and organizations, providing recipe development, food photography, and influencer marketing consulting. She has also been published in The Huffington Post, eHow, and Shape Magazine, to name a few. A graduate of the Green Comfort School of Herbal Medicine, Abbey is a certified herbalist and holistic nutritionist, and is the coauthor of a forthcoming cookbook on herbal wellness with Jennifer Kurdyla.
Abbey resides in the D.C. metropolitan area, with her husband and three boys.
Chandice Probst
Chandice Probst is the bubbly personality behind This Vivacious Life. She is a food and entertaining blogger and the co-author of Gluten-Free on a Budget. Chandice’s work has been featured in print and online industry publications, most notably Mingle Magazine, Women’s World, and Kara’s Party Ideas. As someone with celiac disease and a degree in health science, she has led the charge in hosting celiac awareness nights with MLB and NBA teams around the nation raising money for research. While she loves to cook and entertain, Chandice loves being a wife and mother most.
Learn more about Chandice at This Vivacious Life.
Leslie Jackson
Leslie Jackson is the Operations Manager at Tastemaker Conference. With over 5 years experience in planning and organizing dozens of community, corporate and influencer events. In 2018, she successfully managed a campaign for a seat in the Utah House of Representatives. She’s happily married to her husband of 10 years and a mom to three. During her free time she enjoys cooking and experimenting with new flavors in the kitchen.
Madi Horne
Madi attendee Utah Valley University and got her Bachelor’s degree in Communications with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism. During college she interned on a local morning show, Good Things Utah. After college she decided to take a different career path than what she originally planned and was a clerk in the Juvenile Court. She loved seeing how the justice system can help troubled youth and children in need.
Madi is obsessed with food, good TV, Her husband, and most of all, her baby Indy. You can follow Madi on Instagram, @madichris_
Susie Bulloch
Learn more about Susie at Hey Grill Hey.
Erin Collins
Erin is the author and photographer behind the blog Meaningful Eats. Erin is passionate about creating and sharing healthy, family-friendly gluten-free recipes. Erin holds a bachelor’s degree in food science from BYU and a master’s degree in nutrition from University of Utah. She resides in in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband and three children.
Learn more about Erin at Meaningful Eats.