Reclaiming Wellness: Food for Thought

Theme - Food for Thought: The Connection Between Diet and Mental Health
About this Event

What we eat affects far more than our physical health—it also plays a powerful role in our mood, energy, focus, and emotional well-being.

In this engaging presentation, Karter Louis explores the hidden impact of highly processed foods while sharing practical strategies for building a healthier pantry, making informed food choices, and creating sustainable habits that nourish both the body and mind for lasting mental and physical wellness.

Karter Louis Bio

Karter Louis is a restaurateur, entrepreneur, and nationally recognized food systems advocate whose work explores the powerful connection between what we eat and how we feel. Drawing on more than two decades of experience building restaurants, studying food cultures throughout Asia, and championing farm-to-table eating long before it became mainstream, Karter has become a leading voice encouraging people to rethink the role of processed foods in their everyday lives.

His practical approach to healthy eating has inspired audiences across the country. Rather than promoting restrictive diets, Karter teaches simple, sustainable strategies for creating healthier kitchens, shopping with intention, and preparing satisfying meals using whole, minimally processed ingredients. His message is rooted in the belief that food is one of the most accessible tools we have for supporting our physical health, emotional well-being, and long-term quality of life.

Karter's career has also included developing acclaimed hospitality concepts and collaborating with celebrated chefs, designers, and creatives throughout the United States and Asia. He co-founded Samovar Tea Lounge in San Francisco, founded Hillbilly Tea in Louisville, Kentucky, and created Soul Slice, a contemporary take on soul food in Oakland. Across every venture, his philosophy has remained the same: good food should nourish both body and mind, celebrate community, and be accessible to everyone.

NOTE: Dinner will be provided at this event.

Agenda

🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Dinner
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Speaker Session
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Closing Remarks