Society for Foodservice Management 2008 National Conference

Local Flavor

Conference Location

Home to some of the best Tex-Mex and barbeque restaurants in the nation, Austin, Texas is one of the most renowned cities where you can listen to live music every night of the week. A stunning, safe, vibrant city, Austin offers a variety of ethnic cuisine, trendy hot spots, and magnificent art galleries.

The Wall Street Journal labels Austin as one of the country's "up-and-coming culinary hot spots." In the past four years, three Austin chefs have been listed among Food & Wine magazine's "Top 10 Young Chefs." The classical French cooking techniques of Le Cordon Bleu are even taught at Texas Culinary Academy.

For more information concerning Austin attractions, visit www.austintexas.org.

Austin Weather

In September, the average high temperature is 90 degrees and the average low is 69 degrees.

Dress Code

The dress code for the national conference is business casual with the exception of the closing evening dinner which will be black-tie optional.