2023 Festival Schedule
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023
FESTIVAL KICKOFF EVENT
6:00PM – 8:00PM BrewBash – Crystal Room/ Ashland Springs Hotel – SOLD OUT
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2023 at Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites
11:00AM – 5:00PM FERMENTATION FESTIVAL – VENDOR MARKETPLACE – Grand Ballroom
11:00AM – 12:00PM Hands-on Workshop – Make Your Own Kimchi, Beet Kvass & Brined Whole Vegetables with Alex Lewin – Cosmos Ballroom
11:15AM – 11:30AM Demonstration – How to Use Studio B Handmade Crocks, Water Lock & Weights with Benjamin Wood – Grand Ballroom
11:30AM – 11:50AM Demonstration – Discover Koji, The Essential of Japanese Food Culture & Learn Various Ways of Using Miso in Your Cooking with Midori Uehara – Grand Ballroom
12:00PM – 12:30PM Talk – Importance of Wild Apples & How To Use Native Yeasts with Sean Kelly – Grand Ballroom
12:30PM – 12:50PM Demonstration – Japanese Fermenting Traditions with Heidi Nestler – Grand Ballroom
1:00PM – 1:45PM Hands-on Workshop – Discover Fermented Vegetables for Gut Health and Out of This World Flavor with Kirsten Shockey – Cosmos Ballroom
1:30PM – 2:00PM Demonstration – What is Fermentation? Learn How to Make Cucumber Pickles and Pineapple Tepache with Alex Lewin – Grand Ballroom
2:20PM – 2:50PM Demonstration – Fermented Foods and our Microbiome with Kirsten and Christopher Shockey – Grand Ballroom
2:30PM – 2:45PM Demonstration – Family Friendly Kimchi: Cultural Significance in Korean Cooking & Culture with Cindy Yi – Galaxy Ballroom
3:00PM – 3:30PM Demonstration – Differences in the Fermentation Processes of Chocolate, Cheese & Wine with Liz Wan – Grand Ballroom
3:30PM – 4:00PM Demonstration – Learn How to Make your Own Kombucha with Moxie Brew – Galaxy Ballroom
4:00PM – 4:30PM Demonstration – How to Make Sourdough Bread with Philippe Garcia – Grand Ballroom
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2023
8:30AM – 12:30PM Hot Sauce & Bloody Mary Brunch Buffet – Stardust Lounge/ Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites – SOLD OUT