EKU Applied Human Sciences Department

EKU Jalapeno Peppers go from Farm to Table:

The Department of Agriculture teamed up with the Department of Applied Human Sciences to bring homegrown jalapeno peppers to patrons of Café Burrier. The Department of Agriculture provides students with a hands-on experience of producing food which is often sold at the local farmers market. This week, students provided jalapeno peppers for Café Burrier. Café Burrier is a student-run restaurant in which students enrolled in Quantity Food Production can prepare and serve meals to the community. The jalapeno peppers were grown under the supervision of John Duvall and were hand-picked by students Skylar Campbell and Gracie Hayes. The students picked approximately 10 pounds of jalapeno peppers which were handed off for food production to culinary nutrition & food management student, Parker Hayes. The jalapenos were then taken to the Café Burrier kitchen where about 4 pounds were chopped up for the homemade salsa and elote corn. The rest of the jalapenos will be served in Café Burrier on September 29th for jalapeno poppers. This is a great way for students to see the concept “farm to table” put to practice.

Chef Sang and his NFA 326 (Quantity Food Production) class provided desserts for the President's tent at the 9/17 football game tailgate.

Congratulations and Thanks to Dr. Dana Bush and Michele Hudson for all their efforts and dedication. Dr. Bush is still at EKU but has taken on the role as Associate Dean for the College of Education and Applied Human Sciences. Michele is joining Dr. Bush to work in the Associate Dean’s office. Best wishes and makes sure to visit often! Burrier will always be your home.

Chef Sang’s NFA 121 (Intro. to Food Composition & Preparation) classes completed in an Iron Chef on May 4th and 5th. Each class was split into teams with one team chosen as the winner each day. The required ingredients were chicken, chili peppers and onion. All competitors did a great job!

Winning teams and all the dishes submitted for judging are shown below.

We are proud of Chef Sang! He is most deserving of this honor.

We are proud of our outstanding faculty and students!