This event is sold out! To be added to the waitlist please contact Keely. Register now to join colleagues and friends from the Saint Paul and East Metro business community and hear from Andrew Zimmern, Creator, Host and Co-Executive Producer of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods, Bizarre World, and Bizarre Foods America! The Annual Meeting is the Chamber's premier event of the year, attracting the majority of our members, city officials and community leaders - don't miss out on this opportunity to join us in celebrating business success in Saint Paul and East Metro communities! The evening will begin with mingling, followed by dinner and a program featuring a keynote address. We will also welcome incoming Board Chair Kris Taylor of Ecolab, Inc. Keynote Speaker: Andrew Zimmern, Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods, Bizarre World, and Bizarre Foods America Andrew Zimmern is a chef, writer and teacher and is regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable people in the food world. As the creator, host and co-executive producer of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World, and Bizarre Foods America, he travels the globe, exploring food in its own terroir.
Zimmern is a six-time nominee and a three-time James Beard Award winner for Best Television Personality/Host and Best Television Program On Location.
Zimmern is a contributing editor at Food & Wine magazine, a columnist at Minneapolis/St.Paul Magazine and a senior editor at Delta Sky magazine.
Zimmern’s food truck, Andrew Zimmern’s Canteen, debuted in the summer of 2012. The menu showcases inspired versions of food he’s discovered on the road, from Nicaraguan dulce de leche shaved ice to the cabrito sausage grinders made with an exclusive all-natural goat blend from Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors. The Chamber's Charitable Foundation will also draw for and announce the Really Big Time Raffle ticket winner! Don't have your raffle tickets yet? This is your chance to win $10,000 or one of three $1,000 CASH PRIZES! Only 300 tickets will be sold at $100 each with proceeds benefiting the Chamber's Charitable Foundation. To purchase your tickets, contact Elisa Rasmussen at 651.265.2782. Get your tickets today - we sell out every year! Just by attending, you have the chance to win two round-trip Delta Air Lines tickets, an iPad mini from the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and a cookware set - The Andrew Zimmern Collection at CHEFS Catalog melds the best features and functionality in global cookware, cutlery, and kitchen tools! Schedule of events: 5 p.m. // Registration and Reception 6 p.m. // Dinner and Program 8 p.m. // Program Adjournment and Reception 9 p.m. // Event Concludes Cancellations must be received three days in advance of an event to receive a full refund. Otherwise, substitutions can be made.