Events
Come cook with us.
The culinary centers aren't just for private demos — they host a running calendar of events where operators, dealers, and consultants cook, taste, and compare equipment side by side.
On the calendar
Up next.
OCT
28
2026
ZinkUbator — Healthcare
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET · Columbus Culinary Center · 3442 Millennium Court, Columbus, OH
Live cooking built around hospital and senior-living kitchens: longer holding times, labor efficiency, simpler staff training, smarter storage, and quick-service options for cafés and retail. Free, like every ZinkUbator — come hungry, it runs over the lunch hours.
NOV
16
2026
Zink Country Club Showcase
Monday, November 16, 2026 · 1:00 – 5:00 PM ET · Columbus Culinary & Design Center · 3442 Millennium Court, Columbus, OH
An immersive Country Club experience for your whole team: patio and poolside furniture, lounge and dining-room furniture with tabletop design, foodservice equipment, and custom premium bars with unbreakable drinkware — with complimentary cocktails and chef-prepared tastings. Open to club managers, chefs, bartenders, waitstaff and their families, because every role plays a part in creating exceptional member experiences.
The venue is the point
Every event happens in a real, working kitchen.
Not a conference room with a demo cart — a culinary center with live equipment on the floor. Demos run on the actual models you'd spec, menus get tested alongside the manufacturers' own culinary teams, and the same rooms are yours to book for your own training or customer event.
Live equipment demos
On the actual models — cook on the platform before it's in your spec.
Menu testing with manufacturer chefs
Your recipes, their culinary teams, side-by-side comparisons that settle debates.
Host your own event
Trainings, customer days, menu rollouts — the rooms and the equipment are yours to book.
THE FLAGSHIP
The ZinkUbator
Hands-on ideation sessions at our culinary centers, held throughout the year — real-time cooking on commercial equipment, a curated menu, and the specialists who represent those brands standing at the next station over. Come hungry, leave with answers.
Hosted atColumbus Culinary CenterCincinnati Culinary Center
Seats are limited and sessions fill — check the calendar for the next date:
01 · REGISTER
Pick a date on the calendar and grab a seat. Events are free — they're how we'd rather you meet the portfolio.
02 · COOK & COMPARE
Equipment runs live, chefs run the stations, and you get your hands on the platforms you've been reading spec sheets about.
03 · THE RECAP
Can't make it? Event recaps — photos, what ran, what surprised people — land in Insights so you can catch up and catch the next one.
Keep exploring
Where next?
The next one has your seat.
ZinkUbator dates land on the calendar throughout the year, and seats fill from these pages first. Or skip the wait and book a private session.