Next Week at The Communal Table Talks
The future of food halls is our subject when Cana Development C.E.O. Michael Morris joins our conversation on Thursday, July 8
Happy holiday weekend! We don’t mean to disturb your weekend revery, but in advance of the fourth, we want to be sure you mark your calendar (and sign up now!) for an exciting event next week, on Thursday, July 8 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time (noon PT, 1 p.m. MT, 2 p.m. CT). For our sixth conversation, Food Hall Forward: As the Genre Evolves, What Works and What Doesn’t, our special guest will be Michael Morris, C.E.O. of Cana Development.
Every mixed-use development needs a food hall. Or does it? Should a food hall be an amenity or a destination unto itself? What can and should a food hall be? Coming out of the pandemic, what have we learned about this seemingly shiny new — yet actually ancient — institution?
In Food Hall Forward, we’ll pose these questions (and many more, including your own) to Michael, whose firm has created world-class food halls including Cross Street Market and Mt. Vernon Marketplace in Baltimore and The Bourse in Philadelphia, with projects in development in Washington, D.C.; Boston; High Point, NC; Boca Raton; and Allentown, PA.
Whether you’re a developer or architect, a chef or independent restaurateur contemplating operating in a food hall — or you just like to graze in food halls and want to know why some are cool and some are not — you’ll want to be part of this fascinating conversation. Your hosts (in case you’re new to The Communal Table Talks) will be CarloMaria Ciampoli, Bradford Thompson and Leslie Brenner.
Last month at CTT
In case you missed our last conversation, we tackled a hot topic — the labor shortage. The Communal Table Talks No. 5//Agents of Change: Growing Labor into Talent.
Don’t fret — you can catch the replay! (If you’re a restaurateur, you’ll want to soak up the myriad actionable ideas that came out of it. Tune into it at The Communal Table Talks YouTube Channel.
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Have a happy Fourth and we’ll see you on Thursday!