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 Event Planners Can Save Lives: A Food-Allergic Guest’s Perspective
June 1, 2026

How Event Planners Can Save Lives: A Food-Allergic Guest’s Perspective

Food allergies aren’t just a dietary preference. For millions of people, they are a daily negotiation with risk, anxiety, and belonging. This week is Food Allergy Awareness Week, and for Day 3 of Eating at a Meeting LIVE, I’m...
Off-Premise Catering and Food Allergies: Why Event Safety Requires More Than Menu Labels
May 25, 2026

Off-Premise Catering and Food Allergies: Why Event Safety Requires More Than Menu Labels

A label on a buffet card is not a safety plan. And if you're relying on one to protect your guests with food allergies, this episode is for you. For Day 2 of Food Allergy Awareness Week, I'm bringing Executive Chef Jay Varga ...
How THE UK Events Industry Is Standardizing Dietary Needs Management
May 18, 2026

How THE UK Events Industry Is Standardizing Dietary Needs Management

Here's something that doesn't get said enough: the biggest food allergy risk at your event doesn't start in the kitchen. It starts the moment your registration form goes live. To kick off Food Allergy Awareness Week, I'm gett...
Food Allergy & Celiac Awareness: Raising the Bar for Safer, Inclusive Events
May 11, 2026

Food Allergy & Celiac Awareness: Raising the Bar for Safer, Inclusive Events

May is extra special for me—it's not only Food Allergy Awareness Month and Celiac Disease Awareness Month, but it also marks the 16th anniversary of thrive! meetings & events and the start of Eating at a Meeting’s seventh yea...
Food Allergies are No Joke
May 4, 2026

Food Allergies are No Joke

If you think serving one gluten-free vegan dish covers all your guests’ needs—or that “nut-free” labeling is enough to keep diners safe—think again. This episode dives deep into the most persistent myths and mistakes surround...
Fishing for Heritage: How Two Sisters Keep Tradition Alive
April 20, 2026

Fishing for Heritage: How Two Sisters Keep Tradition Alive

What does it really mean to source "Pacific salmon"?Kim Brigham-Campbell and Terrie Brigham are sisters, members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and co-owners of Brigham Fish Market—a Native-owned, family-run business on the banks of the Columbia River in Cascade …

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.