As part of their Women’s History and National Nutrition Month programming, University Dining will be hosting a free “Lunch & Learn” event on Tuesday, Mar. 18 featuring local culinary talent Joy Crump, Executive Chef and co-owner of Fredericksburg’s Foode+Mercantile restaurants. Joy appeared on Season 12 of Bravo’s Emmy-winning show “Top Chef”, and she was named a 2023 James Beard Semi-Finalist, Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. The Dining team is very excited to have someone of her stature share her knowledge and talents with our campus community.
Joy apprenticed under Atlanta-based farm-to-table industry pioneer Chef Michael Tuohy, and she brings that commitment to using fresh, local ingredients to all of her culinary endeavors. At her “Lunch & Learn” event, Chef Joy will be demonstrating how to create a power bowl meal that is quick, delicious, nutritious, and made with simple, fresh, local, affordable ingredients. Chef Joy will talk about why foods like this make sense for people who are active, busy, short on time, on the move, have limited resources, etc. Once participants learn how to make this power bowl, they’ll be able to interchange the ingredients for an almost infinite number of other possibilities.
The event will take place 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Tuesday, Mar. 18 at the Top of the CRUC. There is no charge to participate, but it is limited to the first 40 students, faculty and staff who make reservations. To sign up for the event, e-mail Marketing Manager Rose Benedict, rbenedic@umw.edu or fill out the reservation form on Google forms.