IACP: International Association of Culinary Professionals Annual Conference 2012

In 2012, IACP brings its annual conference to New York City-the global epicenter of food, media, art and fashion. The cosmopolitan city is a crucible of creativity where ideas arise, cross boundaries and spread throughout the culture. Food professionals are a huge part of this creative process, influencing trends in publishing, media, social activism, sustainability, design, retail and fashion.

Through "Fashioning Food," we examine, challenge and celebrate the ways in which the food world interacts with other cultural currents. We explore how food both initiates and responds to the never-ending pursuit of "the new."