This year’s Baldor Bite also boasted the likes of famous restauranteur and Founder of Union Square Hospitality Group Danny Meyer and Chef of Restaurant Tatiana and Dogon Kwame Onwuachi as its speakers. Baldor puts an intense focus on this biannual event, the next of which will begin being planned six months after the last one ended, Magnarelli explained. She noted that the company takes very seriously being the “to” in farm to fork. “We want to be known for throwing a good party,” Magnarelli said, adding that she wants people to come away from the Baldor Bite with their minds and bellies filled with good ideas. This year, the event planning team wanted chefs and participants to dive into their sense of childlike wonder with the theme “play with your food.” Some of the most memorable parts of the event included Natalie’s speakeasy, which had a front and back booth, and the food tattoo station. Within minutes, the four-tattoo-artist station was booked up. There were even four people who got tattoos of the Baldor truck (note: these were permanent tattoos, so that’s some love of Baldor!)
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