Summer Slam Salad Cook- Off Contestants Announced
/Lettuce whet your appetite with a berry tasty announcement. The Summer Slam Salad Cook-Off contestants were named this week!
The 12 fabulous finalists each used a recipe of success to win their regional salad-making competition and advance to the finals. They will now compete in the Grand Summer Slam Salad Cook -Off at the County Operations Center Plaza on June 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Come out to watch the live showdown.
The contestants will use produce provided by the Farmers Market Stand and have 30 minutes to “shop” and prepare their fresh dishes. Salads will be judged on taste and presentation.
The 12 finalists are:
- Brenda Alcasid, Sheriff’s Department
- Margaret Cacho, Facilities Records and Documents Services, HHSA
- Daniel Cajina, Access, HHSA
- Azucena Cisneros-Torres, Live Well Center at Chula Vista
- Phil Espinosa, Auditor and Controller
- Virginia Exner, Human Resources
- Ieecha Harvey, California Children’s Services, PHS HHSA
- Ruth Hurtado, Behavioral Health Services, HHSA
- Mercedes Neder, Probation
- Debbie Ordonez, FSSD/Fiscal, HHSA
- Saharina Orduna, North Central Family Resource Center, HHSA
- Kevin Till, Edgemoor, HHSA