1st Annual Jr. Iron Chef VT Winners!

Middle School "Best in Show" - Twin Valley Wildcats #1 (Whitingham)
Middle School "Best Use/Greatest Number of Local Ingredients" - Hunt Jr. Chefs (Burlington)
Middle School "Most Creative" - EMS Iron Chef Eagles (Essex)

High School "Best in Show" - Healthy City (Burlington)
High School "Best Use/Greatest Number of Local Ingredients" - Team CTE (Essex)
High School "Most Creative" - Over the Hill & Feelin' Young Again Kookin' Club (Burlington)

Check out this article in the Burlington Free Press all about the event - including recipes from the winning teams!

The winning teams were recognized by the State of Vermont House of Representatives with Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 314 - see a copy here!

Congratulations to all the competitors - the 1st Annual Jr. Iron Chef VT was a huge success!

                   
Don't miss the 1st Annual Jr. Iron Chef Competition - April 12, 2008!

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30 teams of kids from all over Vermont will prepare delicious dishes using seasonal, local foods that can be easily prepared for school food service menus.

Judges include Mark Bove, Bove’s Restaurant (did you see him on Throwdown with Bobby Flay on the Food Network?) Melissa Pasanen, Free Press Correspondent, and co-author of Cooking with Shelburne Farms, Kathy O’Brien, Survivor: Marquesas contestant, and many others.

The emcee will be Sean Buchanan, Executive Chef of New Stowe Mountain Lodge.

There will be live music, raffles and give-aways, food vendors, a Farmers' Market, sugar-on-snow, and so much more! 
All are welcome, so bring a friend!


                     

Vendors needed for the
"Meet your Farmers" Market!

Are you a Vermont farmer or producer?  Are you interested in being a part of the 1st Annual Jr. Iron Chef VT? 

Contact Jean by email or phone (802-434-4122) to sign up, and check out this letter for more information!


                                             

The application deadline has passed - time to get your recipes ready!

                                           

We are proud to announce two of our celebrity judges: Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien and Mark Bove!

Kathy finished third on CBS' "Survivor: Marquesas" series, and brings her love of food and competition to Jr. Iron Chef VT 2008!
Read more about Kathy here

Mark joins us fresh from a "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" focusing on the long-famous lasagna at Bove's.  Check out the Bove's blog for Mark's side of the story and all sorts of tasty tidbits!