Phil arrived in New York in 2008, having worked for two of London’s most notable events and catering companies. He co-founded New York based creative agency Silkstone, with childhood best friend Ben Towill in 2008. Under Silkstone hospitality group, Phil owns and operates luxury catering & production arm, Silkstone Events, along with a handful of top New York restaurants, and international projects. Phil designed and co-opened The Fat Radish in 2010, which has become one of New York’s leading seasonal restaurants. The Fat Radish creates and serves delicious yet simple food, ba...

Mr. Butler’s journey in the field of human services has taken a circuitous, but somewhat consistent, path. In the beginning, while completing an undergraduate degree in philosophy, he worked in an old mill town’s community outreach in Massachusetts. During this time, Mr. Butler developed a program for Vietnam Veterans, which was designed to help veterans access services and achieve greater integration into the local community. Mr. Butler has now worked in the field of social service and community organizing for over 30 years. During this time, all of his work has been of a communi...

Patrick Martins was born in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital on February 10th, 1972. Later, he received a Masters' Degree in Performance Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Patrick works with an excellent team to run a distribution business for heritage breeds of livestock and poultry. In 2019, The New York Times wrote that Heritage Foods is “— the company at the forefront of the nonindustrial meat movement —”. Patrick is a founder of Slow Food USA and the Heritage Radio Network and author of the Carnivore's Manifesto published by Little, Brown. In 2004 ...