On This episode of the High Tea series, Gabriel Ornelas sits down with Mike Traud, Philadelphia-based lawyer-turned-chef-turned-university instructor and Founder and Executive Director of The Chef Conference.   Mike founded The Chef conference in 2013 in partnership with Drexel University. It has evolved to become its own entity still lead by the vision and leadership of Mike.   The Chef Conference is set to kick off in Philadelphia from April 12th - 15th, serving up opportunities for both hospitality professionals and food lovers to eat, drink and share their passion for the culinary arts via a sweet of engaging programing, for example, live talks, tastings, special collaboration dinners, podcasts recordings and more.   In this episode, we discuss: ☑️Willingness to engage in dialogue ☑️Provide a space for necessary conversation ☑️The Chef Conference 2024 ☑️Alain Ducasse Book Discussion ☑️Beauty in the accessibility ☑️2024 Programming ☑️How The Chef Conference evolves   Learn more about The Chef Conference: https://bit.ly/3vFSWl7     Follow The Chef Conference on Instagram: https://bit.ly/4altekS     Follow On The Pass: http://bit.ly/3Kvgm1n     Follow our Host, Gabriel Ornelas: http://bit.ly/3YS964b     Connect with Gabriel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Oxa2I3     On The Pass Website: https://bit.ly/3J2PPXP     Read Gabriel's Articles: http://bit.ly/3SnOsGG