Eating at a Meeting

Global Perspectives on Creating Safe, Inclusive, and Sustainable Dining

Eating at a Meeting explores how food and beverage impact our lives, focusing on safety, inclusivity, and sustainability. Host Tracy Stuckrath talks with global experts to share practical insights on creating dining experiences that are thoughtful and transformative. Ideal for meeting planners, caterers, and anyone interested in the intersection of food, culture, and community.

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Recent Episodes

How a FarmHER Feeds Music City: Bloomsbury Farm’s Impact on  Nashville Conferences & Catering
March 30, 2026

How a FarmHER Feeds Music City: Bloomsbury Farm’s Impact on Nashville Conferences & Catering

What does it actually take to grow the food that ends up on a hotel banquet table or a farm-to-table dinner menu? Lauren Palmer has spent 17 years answering that question one harvest at a time. Lauren is the owner and farmer ...
Why Sustainable Event Menu Design Starts Outside  the Kitchen
March 23, 2026

Why Sustainable Event Menu Design Starts Outside the Kitchen

What if the most interesting ingredient at your next event was already growing just outside the venue? I've been thinking about this lately — and then Lotta Giesenfeld Boman introduced me to Lisen Sundgren, and honestly, she ...
Taste of Place: How to Use Event F&B to Celebrate Local Culture
March 16, 2026

Taste of Place: How to Use Event F&B to Celebrate Local Culture

What if your event menu was the most powerful branding tool your destination has? In this episode, Tracy is joined by Erik Wolf, Founder and Executive Director of the World Food Travel Association and the pioneer behind the g...
Black History Month 2026: Designing Events That Honor Culture & Community
March 9, 2026

Black History Month 2026: Designing Events That Honor Culture & Community

As we honor Black History Month’s centennial in 2026, I sat down with two powerhouse guests, Zoe Moore and Diane Brown, to discuss how event design can truly honor Black culture and community. Zoe, an Army veteran, certified diversity practitioner, and founder of Grow with Zomo, brings her expertis…
357: Why Non-Alcoholic Wine Matters For Inclusive Event Experiences
March 2, 2026

357: Why Non-Alcoholic Wine Matters For Inclusive Event Experiences

Dry January always gets me thinking about how poorly the event industry still does when it comes to inclusive beverage experiences. At one event where I was speaking about inclusive dining, everyone at the table was served sa...
How Inclusive Bar Design Improves Guest Experience and Event Revenue
Feb. 23, 2026

How Inclusive Bar Design Improves Guest Experience and Event Revenue

If your event bar still treats non-alcoholic drinks as an afterthought, we need to talk. I’m sitting down LIVE with Kevin Morgan, Global Head of Tempo by Hilton and a 24-year hospitality veteran who has worked his way through...

About the Host

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Tracy Stuckrath

Founder and Host

Dietary Needs Expert. Meetings Industry Changemaker. Certified Special Events Professional. Tracy Stuckrath works with organizations and meeting planners worldwide to create safe, sustainable, and inclusive F&B events that deliver experiences where everyone feels valued. Every guest matters. Every meal matters.

Founder of thrive! meetings & events, and the Eating at a Meeting podcast, Tracy has had a 30+year career as an event professional. After being diagnosed with a food allergy, she changed the trajectory of her career in 2009 to help clients establish best practices, mitigate risk, improve experiences, and increase profit with the food and beverage they serve.

She has co-authored two books, published over 100 articles, and is recognized as a meeting and event industry leader, including Top 25 Women in the Meetings Industry and a Top 500 Event Professionals in North America.