We are in the process of developing the culinary museum devoted to the foodservice industry, which would depict global food history from antiquity to futuristic trends.  It is a tragedy that the United States does not have a national food museum considering all its global contributions.  The museum will document and promote the historic achievements in the foodservice industry that we all have devoted our entire careers to, and to leaving behind something for the future generations of culinarians, historians and scholars to treasure.

It is our goal to become an allied partner with the Smithsonian Institution our country’s national museum, and to establish a food museum “to preserve international food history,” in Chicago.  The city is ranked No. 8 in the world for its cuisine, Alinea Restaurant was recently ranked No. 1 in the world, hosts seven of the largest annual food related trade shows each year, among them the recent 90th annual NRA Show, and the largest outdoor food festival “The Taste of Chicago”.  In September 2008, we start the inaugural “Chicago Gourmet Food & Wine Festival” which will promote fine dining and become an annual event.

The foodservice industry represents the second largest business segment in the United States and third in the City of Chicago.  A wealth of knowledge and resources can be utilized to support our goals.  This organization will leverage itself to work with the farming associations, food associations, food manufacturers, equipment providers, and peripheral industry services to maximize available resources.