Wednesday, April 3, 2019
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Norwich University – Wise Campus Center, Dining Hall
In celebration of Sodexo’s ongoing commitment to Vermont First local food sourcing, eight Vermont colleges will compete in a Localvore Cooking Challenge hosted by Norwich University on Wednesday, April 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This friendly competition challenges professional and up-and-coming Sodexo chefs to create dishes around foods and products that are native to Vermont. Each campus culinary team will prepare and serve their local dishes to students during the special lunch at Norwich University and students get to vote on their favorite dish. The culinary teams will also be judged on presentation, creativity, technical execution, and guest interaction by guest judges from the Vermont food community.
The judges this year are: Michael Kloeti, Chef/owner of Michael’s on the Hill; Anson Tebbetts, Secretary of Agriculture for the State of Vermont; Mary Roux, Manager of Contracted and Auxiliary Services for Norwich University; and a yet to be named area Sodexo chef.
The goal of the Localvore Cooking Challenge is to highlight fresh, local ingredients and promote local farmers and vendors. It provides students with an opportunity to learn about the benefits of local products while enjoying delicious food. The event is open to the public, and members of the press are welcome to attend.
Last year Sodexo spent $271,056 or 8.9% of food purchases local from over 63 local producers serving over 3,400 meals per day at Norwich.
“Norwich is very excited to be hosting this wonderful event as it highlights both Sodexo’s and Norwich’s commitment to supporting local products,” Roux said.
Competing colleges include:
· Castleton University – Castleton, Vt.
· Champlain College – Burlington, Vt.
· NVU - Johnson – Johnson, Vt.
· NVU – Lyndon – Lyndonville, Vt.
· Norwich University – Northfield, Vt.
· Saint Michael’s College – Colchester, Vt.
· University of Vermont – Burlington, Vt.
· Vermont Tech – Randolph Center, Vt.
Sodexo, a leader in delivering sustainable, integrated facilities management and foodservice operations with a major presence in Vermont, launched Vermont First in September 2014 to help support the state’s producers and vendors. The program aims to increase the purchasing of local products by developing partnerships with growers and other suppliers throughout the state. In addition to strengthening the Vermont economy, the program brings awareness of the benefits of local and sustainable products to customers at the company’s many campus, healthcare, and corporate office dining sites in Vermont.
For additional information about the Vermont First Localvore Cooking Challenge, please contact Amelia Heidenreich at [email protected]. For additional information about Vermont First by Sodexo, please contact Sodexo’s Vermont First Coordinator, Annie Rowell, at [email protected].
The Featured Competition Menu Includes:
· Duo of Vermont Pork with Whistle Pig Rye Whisky Glaze featuring meats from Black River and Rutland Beef works
· Black Knight Chocolate Brownie Sundae featuring Queen City Brewery’s Black Knight’s Russian Stout and Wilcox Dairy Vanilla Bean Ice cream
· Korean BBQ VT Braised Brisket Sliders from Boyden Farms
· Street Style Maple Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Misty Knoll Farms chicken and Cabot cheeses
· Whiskey Glazed Chicken Wings and Cheddar Ale Mac & Cheese with Grafton cheddar and Fiddle Head Ale
· Cold Hollow and Sugarman’s Maple Syrup Switchel Mousse in a Sunflower Seed Tuille
· UVM Dairy Sweet Cream Ice Cream in a Homemade Ice Cream Waffle, drizzled with UVM’s Proctor Maple Syrup
· Maple Char Sui Dunbberton Smokehouse Pork Ribs
About Sodexo
Sodexo in North America
Sodexo, Inc., the leading Quality of Life services provider in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, delivers On-site Services in Corporate, Education, Health Care, Government and Remote Site segments, as well as Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services. Sodexo, Inc. is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD and funds all administrative costs for the independent and charitable Sodexo Foundation – granting more than $25 million since 1999 to end childhood hunger in America. For more information, visit the corporate blog at SodexoInsights.com. You can also visit Sodexo on Facebook and follow on Twitter @SodexoUSA.
About Norwich University
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army and is the oldest private military college in the United States of America. Norwich is one of our nation's six senior military colleges and the birthplace of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Source: Northfield, Vt., April 3, 2019 – Norwich