Savor Talk: Hidden Tips to Grow Your Culinary Business Faster

Savor Talk: Hidden Tips to Grow Your Culinary Business Faster

Don't miss out on this opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and learn from the best in the business.

🗓️ Date: July 23rd, 2025

🕠 Time: 5:30 PM

📍Location: Technica House NY (177 Lafayette St #2R, New York, NY 10013)

🎤 Speaker: Gina Zimmer, Dora Grossman-Weir, Jon Barr

🎙️New York State Restaurant Association

Gina Zimmer is a seasoned hospitality executive and strategic leader with over 30 years of experience driving growth, innovation, and community-building across the hospitality industry. Currently serving as Senior Vice President of NYC Operations for the New York State Restaurant Association, she leads member and sponsorship growth and strategy, as well as advocacy efforts to support and elevate the city’s restaurant community. Gina’s career spans senior roles at industry powerhouses including Union Square events a division of Union Square Hospitality Group, Elior North America, and Compass Group, where she delivered transformative results in marketing, business development, and operational leadership. Known for her collaborative approach and deep network across national brands and nonprofits, she continues to be excited by this incredible industry and it’s continued innovation at all levels.

🎙️Building Guest Loyalty with Personalized Reservation Strategies

Dora Grossman-Weir, is a hospitality professional with a focus on wine. After spending two and a half years working on the then-start-up Parcelle (when it was only a wine retailer!), she left to work on the wine team at Momofuku Ko before returning to the Parcelle group to open Tolo, and later Sunn’s and Mitsuru as their General Manager and Wine Director. Growing up with a family that loved food, she has always been enamored with great restaurants, exploring different cultures by way of their cuisines, and the intersection of wine and history. She is still learning every day about food, wine, and culture in this city.

🎙️How to Get Influencers Talking About Your Business

Jon Barr, is a content creator and digital storyteller who began his journey on YouTube in 2016.Since then, he’s built a loyal audience of nearly 1 million followers across platforms, known for his engaging short-form videos that spotlight local eats, hidden gems, and cultural experiences. Jon has worked closely with restaurants, brands, and tourism boards to craft scroll-stopping content that drives real-world results.

About Technica House New York

Technica House New York is a collaborative venture between AUTEC, the Japanese designer of aesthetically pleasing robots that produce chef-quality sushi at the speed of a machine, and Audio-Technica, a Japanese high-fidelity audio maker. The space is a dynamic intersection of food, music, fashion, and art, offering visitors an immersive experience that celebrates creativity and cultural collaboration.

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