Chips After Beer

Massachusetts Specialty Food Association presents an exciting event with Stacy Madison of Stacy's Pita Chips as our honored guest speaker. Stacy will speak about her exciting career as a food entrepreneur! We will also present Erica Eurkus, Director of Accion, USA, a micro business lender who has worked with many culinary entrepreneurs. And to start our evening off, we have a facility tour: the brewery where Sam Adams beer is made.

Date: Wednesday, October 18

Place: Sam Adams Boston Brewery Company: 30 Germania Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
and NCV kitchen: 31 Germania Street, Jamaica Plain, MA

Reservations: registration and event fee: $25 for MSFA members, $35 for guests
We are limited to 75 people. Please let us know your interest in this event by sending your registration and payment by Oct 9th.

Addendum/Update: The NCV incubator kitchen is scheduled to close as of January 2007, therefore we will not be touring the facility as a group. We encourage anyone who would be interested in viewing this wonderful kitchen to call Ted Nypaver, director, at 617 522-7900 x10.
 

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	Reservation for MSFA Members	$25 each
	Reservation for Non-MSFA Members	$35 each

Or pay by mail using a check:

LeAnn Lewis
Dimesworth
170 Gore Street
Suite 103
Cambridge, MA 02141

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Event timetable:
4:30-6:00 networking and tours:
4:30-5:00 tour of NCV incubator kitchen, 31 Germania Street
4:30-5:30 tour Sam Adams Boston Brewery, 30 Germania Street
6:00-8:00 speaker series:

Speakers: Stacy Madison, Stacy's Pita Chips
Erica Eurkus, Director of Accion, micro business lender

Food: light offering

Directions and Parking

Parking: available parking in lot

Directions By Car

From South of Boston

- 93 North to Exit 18 (Mass Ave and Roxbury exit). Go straight down Melnea Cass Boulevard until almost to the end.

- Take a left on Tremont Street (Landmark: Ruggles MBTA Station and Northeastern University will be on your right when you turn onto Tremont Street). Follow Tremont Street through several lights. Tremont Street becomes Columbus Avenue.

- Take a right on Amory Street (Landmark: - directly after Centre St.)

- Follow Amory Street through 2 lights. After the 2nd light, take a left onto Porter Street. (Landmark: Directly after Boylston Street).

- Go to the end of Porter Street and the Brewery is on the right.

From North of Boston

- 93 South to Exit 18 (Mass Ave and Roxbury exit).

- Follow above directions

From West of Boston

- Mass Pike to Prudential Center, Boston

- exit on to Huntington Avenue

- follow Huntington Avenue to Mass Ave and take left on Mass Ave

- follow Mass Ave to Tremont and take right on Tremont Street

- Follow above directions

Directions By MBTA Subway

Stonybrook T stop on the Orange Line

- Orange line outbound toward Forest Hills. Get off at Stony Brook stop.

- Above ground, take a left onto Boylston Street then a right onto Amory Street.

- Take your first left onto Porter Street and look for a gate with red brick buildings on your right.

Our grateful thanks to our guest speakers and the neighborly generosity of our tour sponsors:

Stacy Madison
Stacy's Pita Chip Company, Inc.
663 North Street
Randolph MA 02368
Toll Free: 1-888-33-CHIPS
Phone: 1-781-961-2800

Accion USA
Erika Eurkis
56 Roland Street
Somerville, MA 02129
617 625-7080

Alex Holsheimer
Nuestra Culinary Ventures
31 Germania Street
Building J
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Jim Koch and Brian Lane
Samuel Adams Boston Brewery
30 Germania Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130