The Interceptors Event in Partnership with Farm-to-Plate Marketplace
Sat, Nov 18
|Vancouver
🎬 Presented by Farm-to-Plate Marketplace and generously supported by the Food Stash Foundation Join us for a FREE screening of the short documentary The Interceptors that follows Chef TJ Conwi on his journey to repurpose surplus food and nourish the Vancouver community. 🎤 Post-screening discuss
Time & Location
Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver, 803 E 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 2V7, Canada
About the event
Film synopsis
follows the story of a new community driven, technology enabled network with the goal of reducing food waste and nourishing the Vancouver community. The film follows first generation Filipino-Canadian Chef TJ Conwi as he turns a mountain of rescued food collected by Vancouver Food Runners into delicious meals which are distributed to the food insecure.The Interceptors
Panelist bios
TJ Conwi | Panelist
TJ has a passion for both West Coast and Asian cuisine and has become well known in Vancouver as a talented chef, as well as for his commitment to supporting the Vancouver community. As the owner-operator of Ono Vancouver, TJ runs a kitchen consulting company that helps small to medium scale business food programs. In his community work, since the beginning of the pandemic, TJ has committed himself to supporting local community partners, using surplus food to provide over 1,200 meals a week for community partners,…