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Fran Costigan & Ori Zohar - Spicing It Up with Burlap & Barrel
Join us for an exclusive event featuring Ori Zohar, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Burlap & Barrel, the spice company revolutionizing the 4,000-year-old global supply chain. Burlap & Barrel is a social enterprise and Public Benefit Corporation, committed to connecting smallholder farmers with high-value markets. By working directly with exceptional spice farmers, the company ensures that spices are grown, processed, and exported without the traditional intermediaries, resulting in fresher, more flavorful spices.
Unlike conventional spices, which may spend years in transit, Burlap & Barrel’s offerings are so fresh and potent that new customers are advised to use only half a serving initially. This commitment aligns perfectly with the values of Rouxbe students who prioritize exceptional ingredients in their cooking. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from Ori Zohar and Rouxbe Director of Vegan Pastry in a very special live event. It’s a perfect match for anyone passionate about culinary excellence. Register and send in your questions.
About Fran Costigan & Ori Zohar
Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Restaurant School and Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastry kitchens before moving into teaching over 20 years ago. A lifelong chocoholic and long time vegan, Fran’s latest book, Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy Free Desserts, (Running Press 2013) is for all who madly, deeply love chocolate desserts, whether or not dietary considerations are an issue.
Her previous cookbook, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally (Book Publishing Company 2006) is the basis of the Costigan Vegan Baking Boot Camp Intensive®.
For more information, www.francostigan.com.
Ori Zohar is co-founder and co-CEO of Burlap & Barrel, the first comprehensive single origin spice company in the United States. Based in New York, the company works directly with its partner farms to source unique, beautiful, traceable spices for professional chefs and home cooks. Burlap & Barrel is a Public Benefit Corporation, building new international spice supply chains that are equitable, transparent and traceable. Burlap & Barrel appeared on Shark Tank in April 2023, and you can spot their spices in The Bear on Hulu.
Ori is an Israeli-born, Baltimore-raised social entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience. He was one of Food & Wine’s 2021 Game Changers, the Specialty Food Association’s 2020 Breakout Talent to Watch, and an expert speaker at the Fancy Food Show, the Fine Chocolate Institute of America, Columbia University, NYU, his alma mater University of Maryland, and more.
Tuesday, September 17th
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- How did you come up with the name Burlap & Barrel?
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