Chevron’s Game Day Chef Challenge Underway

Food contest will determine who can top last year’s winning cashew crusted fried chicken sliders with apricot, sesame and root beer bacon jam recipe.

August 04, 2015

SAN RAMON, Calif. – Chevron U.S.A.’s second annual Chevron Game Day Chef Challenge is officially underway. The cooking contest, where contestants must create a winning dish that incorporates at least one food or beverage item purchased from a Chevron or Texaco station, gives football fans and foodies the opportunity to compete for a grand prize of $25,000 in Chevron gift cards.

"There is a natural connection between football and food, whether fans are tailgating or entertaining at home," said Don Walker, general manager, brand, Chevron. "Fun events like these allow us to establish a connection with the millions of sports enthusiasts throughout the U.S., and showcase the variety and quality of the products available at our retail sites."

Contestants from Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming can submit their game day recipe, which must include one or more ingredients purchased from a Chevron or Texaco stati, at TheGameDayChef.com from August 1 to September 30, 2015.

The top six game day entries from each region (Northwest, Mountain, West, Gulf, Texas and Southeast) will be selected to compete at the regional level. Winners from each region will advance to the Game Day Chef Challenge Grand Finale Cook-Off held prior to the big game at the Rose Bowl Stadium on January 1, 2016, in Pasadena, California. The winner of the Game Day Chef Challenge Grand Finale Cook-Off will win a grand prize of $25,000 in Chevron gift cards.

"Nothing goes better with football than food, in my house," said Jennifer Daskevich, last year's Game Day Chef Challenge Champion. "When I heard about the Game Day Chef Challenge, it got my creative culinary juices flowing. I was pleasantly surprised with the wide variety of ingredients available at Chevron and Texaco stations, and enjoyed roaming the aisles while brainstorming my game day recipe." Jennifer won with her recipe for cashew crusted fried chicken sliders with apricot, sesame and root beer bacon jam.

With last year's Game Day Chef Challenge, Chevron caught the attention of another food competition. This year, Chevron’s contest will be a qualifying event for the 2016 World Food Championships.

"We were impressed with the creative spin that Chevron brought to food sport," said Mike McCloud, CEO of World Food Championships. "The contestants proved that you can make an award-worthy dish using ingredients from a Chevron or Texaco station. So it simply made sense that we would make the Chevron Game Day Chef Challenge a qualifying event. The creative possibilities with food are endless."

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