[Editor's Note: This announcement was originally published on Nov. 8.]
The “Iron Chef Competition” held at Fairfield Warde High School two weeks ago, pitted three local chefs against each other to create a healthy lunch entrée – and win over Fairfield Public School students. Each of the chefs — Wayne Uccellini, cafeteria manager at Osborn Hill School, Michelle Ryan, Whole Foods Market chef, and Shawn Russell, chef of Cinch and Sherman School parent — worked from a fixed list of ingredients to create a tasty school lunch that also follows Federal nutrition standards.
Over 350 students showed up for the competition to taste the offerings and vote. The “Cinch Slider,” a delicious veggie burger concocted by Shawn Russell, garnered a majority of the votes. Russell underscored the importance of ingredients: “You have to start with the freshest ingredients to make something that actually tastes good.”
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The winning “Cinch Slider” combines beans, carrots, rice and potatoes with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses and herbs for a visually appealing and tasty burger. The entrée will be featured on the December school lunch menu at the Fairfield public schools. Find the recipe at the Fairfield Public School site: http://fairfieldschools.org/pop/iron_chef_pop.html.
For more information, please contact Michelle McCabe: 203.331.1066
