Principal & Founder at The Epicurean Collaborative, a small-but-mighty collective of culinary consultants specializing in creative solutions for event planners and hospitality professionals across all variety of service-based environments. We do this through real-time event support, event production, and comprehensive operational training throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa.Christopher Freeman is a career caterer from Washington, D.C. with over two decades of experience in high-end hospitality. For ten years, Chris worked with the Office of the Vice President of the United States under Vice Presidents Dick Cheney and Joe Biden. He has directed state functions at the White House, managed events at the United States Department of State.Chris is also a proud alumnus of Susan Gage Caterers ($20 million in annual sales), where, for fourteen years, he served as General Manager. Chris is equally proud of his time at Occasions Caterers ($50 million in annual sales), where, as the company’s Director of Hospitality, he led a nationally-celebrated team of 450 service professionals through all aspects of onboarding, training, and service at events for up to 10,000 guests.Christopher has been profiled in the Washington Post, quoted in the New York Times, and has eaten on camera for CNN. His writing on food has appeared in Bon Appetit and in his blog, proletariateats. He has even played himself on television, appearing as actor and consultant for Netflix’s limited series, House of Cards.