Elizabeth Kaledin (NY 1) will moderate a discussion with an all-star panel featuring Ellie Krieger (Food Network), Kate Krader (Food & Wine Magazine), John Fraser (Dovetail), Bill Telepan (Telepan), Steve Cuozzo (NY Post), Dr. Joel Fuhrman (Nutritional Medicine Expert) and Eric Goldstein (School Support Services). Topics will include healthy eating, buying local, school lunch programs, and our UWS restaurants. Continental breakfast will be served starting at 8am. All net proceeds from this event will benefit Wellness in the Schools.

Elizabeth Kaledin is currently the anchor of NY1 "News at 11". She also reports on special events and regularly fills in on many of the cable networks programs. She is frequently a guest host of NY1's signature political show, "Inside City Hall". This is Elizabeth's second career at NY1 News. She was also an original member of the start-up network back in 1992 when it first went on the air. At that time she was a weekend anchor and environmental reporter. After leaving New York 1 in 1994, Elizabeth made the leap to network news where she began a 13 year career at CBS News as a correspondent. Working with Dan Rather and Bob Schieffer, she covered many of the biggest national stories of the nineties. In 1999, Elizabeth was promoted to Medical Correspondent for the CBS Evening News. In this position she covered all the major medical and science issues facing the country. She is the author of the book The Morning Sickness Companion (St.Martin Press, 2003), which delves into the science of morning sickness as it details her own often comical personal experience trying to be a television reporter while suffering through months of pregnancy related nausea. She is a graduate of Vassar College and is married to Jon Dohlin, the Director of the NY Aquarium. They have 2 children, a dog, a cat, and many fish. They are proud to call the UWS their home.

As one of America’s top young chefs, John Fraser has built a reputation for his classical European technique and dedication to artisanal products and farm-fresh produce. He is one of only 23 chefs in New York to be awarded a highly-coveted three-star review from the New York Times. John has worked at French Laundry with famed chef Thomas Kelly as well as in Paris where he cooked at Taillevent and Maison Blanche.  John was name one of only four young chefs to watch in America by Esquire magazine in 2006. On Feb. 20, 2008, Frank Bruni, N.Y. Times restaurant critic awarded Dovetail 3 stars.

Joel Fuhrman M.D. is a board-certified family physician, nutrition researcher, best-selling author, and one of the country’s leading nutritional medicine experts.  Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and he is presently involved in research trials of his nutrient-rich, plant-based diet with physicians and scientists at the University of Pennsylvania health system.  Dr. Fuhrman is a co-founder and chief medical officer of Eat Right America, with the mission of bringing nutritional excellence as a primary health care intervention to America’s corporate and public workforce.  Dr. Fuhrman created the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI) scoring system that evaluates the levels of micronutrients and antioxidants in food to aid people in making healthier food choices. Dr. Fuhrman is the author of six books, including Disease-Proof Your Child and his best-selling book, Eat To Live which has gone through 18 printings and several foreign language translations.  His most recent book, Eat For Health was published in April 2008.  Dr. Fuhrman teaches nutritional excellence is not only preventative, but is also the safest and most effective therapeutic interventions for most chronic medical conditions.  Dr. Fuhrman is on the board of directors of the American Academy of Lifestyle Medicine and active in educating physicians and health professionals about nutritional medicine. His lectures have been approved for CME credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

New York Times bestselling author Ellie Krieger helps people of all ages achieve balance in food, health and life, and have joy right at their fingertips. She is a registered dietician and host of a hit show, “Healthy Appetite,” on Food Network. She believes that through her work she can help to change the way society views food, health and nutrition. After receiving her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in nutrition from Cornell and Columbia University, Ellie began educating others on eating healthy in a realistic, delicious, and easy way. Ellie’s third book SO EASY: Luscious Healthy Recipes for Every Meal of the Week was released in November of 2009 and became an immediate New York Times bestseller. Ellie’s second book, THE FOOD YOU CRAVE: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life, was Ellie’s first New York Times bestseller. In addition to being named to Amazon’s Customer Bestseller List for 2008, The Food You Crave won both the 2009 IACP Cookbook award and the James Beard Foundation Award.  Ellie’s 2005 book Small Changes Big Results was a how-to on easy-to-live-with habit changes that yield optimal results. She has appeared as a guest expert on dozens of programs, including Today, Good America, CNN, CBS’s Saturday Early Show. In March of ‘09 Ellie took part in the illustrious Got Milk? Campaign. This past fall on the invite of First Lady Michelle Obama, Ellie was invited to the The White House to take part in the Healthy Kids Fair on the White House Lawn.  Ellie is a contributing Editor to Women’s Health, Fine Cooking and Food Network magazines and lives with her family in New York City.

Kate Krader is Restaurant Editor at Food & Wine magazine, overseeing its news, trend and restaurant coverage. Krader is responsible for Food & Wine's annual search for the Food & Wine Best New Chefs.  She also is the editor of the Food & Wine Cocktails, an annual guide to the hottest cocktail recipes, the best spots and the biggest trends in nightlife and has contributed to Food & Wine's other cookbooks: the Food & Wine Annual, The Best of the Best, and its bookazines. Previously Krader has also worked in San Francisco in the gourmet department at eluxury.com, an LVMH website, and served as senior editor of Williams-Sonoma magazine, Taste. A graduate of Kenyon College in Ohio, Krader received her formal culinary training at La Varenne in Paris.  She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Steve Cuozzo joined the New York Post in 1972. He has covered commercial real estate for The Post in his Realty Check column every Tuesday since 1999, and the city's restaurant scene in his Wednesday Free Range column since 1998. He also contributes regularly to the op-ed pages, where he has closely monitored the state of progress -- or lack thereof -- at the World Trade Center site since shortly after the 9/11 attacks. His book, "It's Alive," published by Times Books in 1996, chronicled The Post's successful battle for survival in the early '90s when it foundered under previous ownership. A proud native of Brooklyn, he lives today in Manhattan.

After graduating from CIA, Bill furthered his formal education at some of the world’s top kitchens. He apprenticed with the legendary Alain Chapel at his eponymous restaurant, a Michelin three-star in a small town outside Lyons. He also trained with Daniel Boulud at Le Cirque, Gilbert Le Coze at Le Bernardin, and spent four years as the executive chef at Gotham Bar & Grill with Alfred Portale. Bill has also written a book entitled “Inspired by Ingredients”(Simon and Shuster) to present his unique cooking style and most popular recipes.  He also serves on the Chef’s Advisory Board of the Institute of Culinary Education, City Harvest’s Restaurant Board, and a board member of Wellness in the Schools. In December of 2005, he opened ‘Telepan’ at 72 W.69th Street.  Telepan was voted “Best Newcomer” by the Zagat Guide for 2007.

Eric Goldstein is the Chief Executive of the Office of School Support Services. In his role as CEO, Eric manages busing and food services for over 1 million children in the City. Eric is a graduate of Jamaica High School (Queens), Cornell University (Arts and Sciences) and Oxford University (St. Antony's College). Eric is married and has two young children.