Floyd Dryden Middle School students had an extra tasty treat to end their week.<\/p>\n
Chefs Matt Little Dog of the Varsity Grill in Anchorage and Naomi Everett, interim chair and associate professor of culinary arts and hospitality administration for University of Alaska Anchorage, prepared and served Japanese-style ramen to students during their lunch periods in the cafeteria.<\/p>\n
“That was really good,” said James Winn, a sixth-grade student who was first in line to try a bowl of ramen.<\/p>\n
[They collected how much? Middle school gift drive exceeds expectations]<\/a><\/ins><\/p>\n The Chefs’ Day demonstration was part of NANA Management Services K-12 food service program. NMS is partially owned by the NANA Development Corporation, which is a Regional Alaska Native Corporation. The precursor to NANA was the Northwest Alaska Native Association, but according to NANA’s website, it is not an acronym. <\/a><\/p>\n NMS contracts with Juneau-Douglas School District for food services.<\/p>\n Last week, the demonstration made its way to Sitka’s schools while Friday marked the first time it’s been done in Juneau. The school’s regular lunch options were also available.<\/p>\n “We’re very excited to see the chefs here visiting,” said Adrianne Schwartz, food service supervisor for the district.<\/p>\n The traditional style dish available to students included miso broth and allowed students to choose from ingredients that included candied pork belly, kimchi, shiitake mushrooms, hard boiled eggs, seaweed salad, shrimp and more.<\/p>\n “We really wanted to introduce them to something that’s different, but not too different,” Little Dog said.<\/p>\n Based on the excited chatter in the cafeteria, the varied tastes were a hit.<\/p>\n “I had two types of meat,” Winn said. “I don’t really know what kind. The mushrooms tasted different. They were kind of spicy in a good way.”<\/p>\n