Meet & Eats is an ongoing series of audience-engaging and community-minded chats focusing on what it means to cultivate, manage, and grow your Entrepreneurial Mindset. There will be nibbles, a cash bar, and time to meet other extraordinary independent business creators. We are excited to welcome James Beard Nominated Chef, Jeffery Harris to speak on his experience in the field and Keith Pandolfi will be facilitating the Q&A session.

About Jeffery Harris

Jeffery Harris is the James Beard Nominated chef of Nolia Kitchen, an intimate restaurant in the heart of Over-The-Rhine that serves Southern food inspired by the Ninth Ward. Jeffery jump-started his first two restaurant concepts out of Findlay Kitchen. Like Nolia, each was inspired by his time in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, where he lived until Hurricane Katrina pushed him north to Cincinnati. His cuisine is inspired by his lived experience. It is truly an extension of himself.

About Keith Pandolfi

Keith Pandolfi is a James Beard Award-winning journalist, former senior features editor at Serious Eats, and a former senior editor at Saveur. Currently, the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Food Writer, Keith is a friend and fan of the regional food industry and seeks to experience it from every menu, every neighborhood, and every price point. He knows the people and what they put into their food; he reviews the trends, enjoys the sentimental favorites, and understands the role that small, independent food businesses play in the lives of individuals and our community.