Rebecca Gann brings a wealth of experience to programming and producing events in the culinary space. Passionate about food since her early days, she embraced the vibrant industry, weaving creativity, personal connections and organization together to join the niche culinary event world. In 2015, Rebecca's career trajectory took a significant turn as she joined the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival. Eventually rising to the role of Programming Director, she masterminded a robust lineup of over 250 esteemed food and beverage professionals and sculpted the festival's vibrant programming.

This role catapulted her involvement in a suite of renowned events, from Cochon555 and Whiskies of the World to Wine Riot and Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair from 2015 to 2020. She also managed culinary logistics for the 2019 Audi + James Beard Foundation PROOF Dinner Series, working with top female chefs within the JBF Women’s Entrepreneur Leadership program.

In 2021, she co-founded "Gather ‘Round," a culinary festival crowned by Atlanta Magazine as "Atlanta’s Best New Food Festival" in the same year.

That same year, Rebecca founded Epicurated Concepts, and turned her focus to freelance projects, utilizing her unique combination of creativity and vast professional connections to secure impressive roles with acclaimed events across the country. With a formidable network inclusive of James Beard-affiliated chefs, TV personalities, and revered culinary figures, her mission is to give back to those who've shaped her journey.

Other roles include her time as Programming Director for Indie Chefs Community in 2022, Project Manager of Chef Kevin Tien’s Everything, Everyone, All the Food at Once Fest, most recently spearheading FOOD+Culture Fest as Programming Director in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2023, with the backing of prominent entities like Southern Living.

Currently based in Birmingham, AL, Rebecca's leisure moments are filled with gastronomic adventures, discovering independent restaurants and bars across the nation.

Curator of Culinary Experiences

OTHER INTERESTS & WORK:

  • Member of Les Dames d’Escoffier International, Birmingham Chapter

  • Contributor to The Local Palate Magazine (Spring 2021 issue)

  • Food-driven Instagram account created in 2014 @when_life_gives_you_lemelins

  • Avid and accomplished home-cook

  • Craft beer enthusiast and Event Manager at TrimTab Brewing Co.

  • Southern travel and culture expert

  • Began career in the restaurant/chef public relations field