Follow your dream of starting an artisan food shop:
let our intensive seminars show you how!

Food by Hand Seminars offers intensive residential seminars for entrepreneurs who want to open a retail shop specializing in traditional foods and foodcraft. In our information-packed, five-day programs, you will learn the essential skills and knowledge necessary to start or expand a retail business with a strong focus on foods made by hand.

Our instructors are proven experts in artisan foods and small business. With their guidance, you can avoid the pitfalls of a start-up business and get your new venture off to a solid start (or re-direct your established business into this growing area of specialty foods).

Portland, Oregon is the ideal location for Food by Hand Seminars. Hailed as one of the United States' top "food cities," Portland has a critical mass of artisan foodcrafters and retailers, small restaurants, and farmers markets.

Food By Hand Seminars was recently mentioned in an edition of Gourmet Magazine's weekly newsletter. Click here for more!