This amazing kid standing next to Chef Sean is Max Johnson-Jimenez, a student at Cien Aguas International School, and the New Mexico winner of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative’s healthy lunchtime recipe contest. Max’s recipe, Southwestern Casera, was chosen as the winning recipe out of all of the recipes submitted in the state of New Mexico! Way to go Max!
We are incredibly proud to be working with Max as a part of the Let’s Move! Initiative, which encourages healthy eating for kids at home and in schools. Because Max won the healthy recipe contest, he was not only invited to the White House for the prestigious kids’ State Dinner, he also chose a local restaurant and celebrity chef to partner with here in New Mexico – that’s us!
We’re so honored to be chosen by Max to work with him on this great project. We will be working with Max to bring demos, workshops and discussions to the community about healthy, local eating. Last week, Chef Sean went to Cien Aguas and did a demonstration with Max of his winning recipe for the rest of Max’s class. Cherie also gave an amazing talk about the importance of local food in our community!
Next week, Max’s school will come here to Farm & Table to take a tour of the restaurant, the farm, and learn more about what we do here at Farm & Table and how it relates to our health and the health of our community. And, in December, Chef Sean will be heading out to Sandia High School to do a another demonstration and talk to the students about our mission. We can’t wait!
We love sharing our passion and connecting to the community like this! Thank you, Max Johnson-Jimenez, for involving us in this wonderful project! You rock!
