Dining services at the University of Richmond were awarded the grand prize in both the Residence Hall Dining - Single Stand Alone Concept/Outlet category and in the Catering - Special Event category. The other grand prize winners were:
Residence Dining Hall – Theme Dinner: Brigham Young University, Hawaii
Residence Dining Hall – Multiple Concepts/Outlets: University of Rhode Island
Catering – Standard Menu: Ashland University
Retail Sales – Single Stand-Alone Concept/Outlet: Miami University
Retail Sales – Multiple Concepts/Outlets: University of San Diego
Also during the conference, the winner of the 10th annual NACUFS Culinary Challenge was announced. Each region of NACUFS members sends one chef to compete for their region. This year the dishes had to be made with a portobello mushroom. This year’s Gold Medal winner was Kylie Charter from the Rhode Island School of Design with her stuffed salmon, vegetables and Muscat mustard crème, served with portobello gnudi and pea green and radish salad.