Well folks, I am not going to be online much – if at all—this weekend.  For the second consecutive year, I am attending The Gourmet Institute, hosted by Gourmet magazine in LACE w:st="on">ManhattanLACE>.  My schedule is as follows:

Itinerary

Friday, October 19

Registration and Hospitality Lounge Open

7:00pm -10:00pm Welcome Gala

Saturday, October 20

7:00 AM - 8:45 AM  

Breakfast

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM The Restaurateur Versus the Critic
Ruth Reichl (Gourmet Editor In Chief)/Drew Nieporent (The Myriad Restaurant Group)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - How to Taste Like an Expert
Michael Green (Gourmet Wine & Spirits Consultant)

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM   Good Living Travel Pavilion Open

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM   Chef Book Signing
(books will be available for sale)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM   Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM   Eat the Web: Blogging's Effect on the Food World
Tyler Colman (DrVino.com)/Ben Leventhal (Eater.com)/Ed Levine (SeriousEats.com)/Ganda Suthivarakom (EatDrinkOneWoman.com)

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM   Adventures in Chocolate
Jacques Torres (Jacques Torres Chocolate, Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven)

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM   Good Living Travel Pavilion Open

7:30 PM - 11:00 PM   Le Bernardin (French/Seafood)
Eric Ripert (Partner/Chef)

Sunday, October 21

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7:00 AM - 8:45 AM   Breakfast

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM   Hospitality Lounge Open

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Modern Africa
Marcus Samuelsson (Aquavit/Riingo)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM   Fried Chicken Nuggets
Michel Richard (Citronelle)

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM   Good Living Travel Pavilion Open

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM   Chef Book Signing

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM   Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM   A Chef's Life
Anthony Bourdain (Brasserie Les Halles)/Eric Ripert (Le Bernardin)

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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM   The Success of the Modern Chef
Thomas Keller (French Laundry, Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery, per se)/Jonathan Benno (per se)/Corey Lee (French Laundry)