Stony Brook Southampton hosted the fifth annual Food Lab Conference on September 13 and 14, and the theme this year was “Cook, Eat, Drink: Taste the Terroir.”
Headlining an impressive list of panels, discussions and tastings was celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich who took part in a keynote conversation with author and New Yorker magazine contributor Adam Gopnik.
Open Minded Organics (OMO) farmer and CBD pioneer David Falkowski participated in a “Farm to Pharma" panel; A discussion on “Terrior: More Than Wine? Is There A Long Islant Terrior?” featured Wölffer Vineyards partner and winemaker Roman Roth Roman Roth, Amber Waves Farm founders Katie Baldwin, Satur Farms founder and chef Eberhard Müller, and the founder of Long Island’s first commercial winery, Louisa Hargrave Louisa Hargrave; Stephen Hamilton meets a hemp plant.