Chef Madden Surbaugh
by Madie Murray
Farm to Cafeteria is proud to announce that Chef Madden Surbaugh of New Leaf Cafe at the Outlook Inn will be our Celebrity Chef at the public school cafeteria on Thursday, November 14!
Lunch is served in the school cafeteria from 11:30 to about 12:45. It is open to the community; however, they should check in with the District or Elementary school office to get a “guest” sticker.
If you’ve had the treat of dining at the New Leaf Cafe located at the Outlook Inn, you’ve experienced the amazing entrees prepared by Chef Madden Surbaugh. Now, you don’t have to go very far at all…just have lunch in the school cafeteria on the 14th, and you will have the same pleasure!
On the menu will be a delicious Gnocchi (a type of Italian potato pasta or “dumpling”) with meat or veggie sauce, Caesar salad, Italian roasted cauliflowers, garlic bread and olive oil cake. Can you say, YUM?!!! All this for just $5 for adults and includes a beverage.
In addition and to our delight, Madden will also be visiting Mandy Randolph’s Farm to Classroom to teach her kids how to make gnocchi from scratch on Thursday and Friday this week.
Moving to the San Juans in 2003, he worked as a Sous Chef at Duck Soup and later owned and operated Steps Wine Bar & Cafe in Friday Harbor. Madden is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont and specializes in including fresh, organic local ingredients in the dishes he creates.
Mark your calendar!
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