Christensen and Howard Bring All-Star Talent to Thrive NC Demo Stage

Chefs from across the state bring diverse their talent and stories to the stage

Ashley Christensen and Vivian Howard have announced their star-studded chef demo lineup for May 9 and 10 at Thrive NC presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) at City Market in Downtown Raleigh. Thrive NC is a two day event to raise awareness of food insecurity in North Carolina and to elevate organizations addressing this statewide crisis. 

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 Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts. 

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina two years ago and works as a wine distributor.

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Eat & Drink Merrily!