Producers

Courtney Bajdas
Production Manager
Courtney Bajdas, a Boston University graduate, is passionate about Buffalo and optimistic about its future. She is the former Circulation Manager of Buffalo Rising Magazine. Courtney has helped produce a variety of culinary events in Western New York including Season One of Nickel City Chef. She also enjoys utilizing her writing skills to promote local businesses and products, and has published nearly 50 articles to her credit.

Michael Franco
Audience Services
Michael Franco is a Buffalo native with a life-long passion for food and cooking. His grandfather, a Sicilian immigrant, was a farmer and fisherman who taught his family the importance of fresh, healthy, local food. That passion lead Michael to writing–a diversion from his profession in the hair grooming industry.  As a writer Michael has been published in local magazines and on his blog, livetoeatmjf.blogspot.com. As a member of the Field & Fork Network, Michael enjoys volunteering for local food organizations and is grateful for the friends he has met along the way.  In addition to his ambitions with food and writing, Michael’s interests lie in art, books, film, music, health, fitness and travel.

Christa Glennie Seychew
Producer
The former food and dining editor for Buffalo Rising Magazine, Christa Glennie Seychew owns and operates Feed Your Soul, the culinary event production company responsible for Nickel City Chef and other WNY foodie adventures. As the co-founder of the non-profit Field & Fork Network, Glennie Seychew has worked tirelessly to improve the connection between Western New York farmers and artisan food producers with chefs and everyday consumers. Although no longer her primary role, for Glennie Seychew, writing continues to be her passion. She still writes about the food, chefs and farms of WNY for a number of regional publications and is the food and dining columnist for Erie Life magazine.