Truck Spotting: Celebrity Chefs Dress Up Macaroni And Cheese for Sandy Relief
Mac-n-Cheese. How do we love thee? Let us count the ways . . .
An American comfort food classic, macaroni and cheese casserole has been a family dinner favorite for decades (if not longer). Whether we grew up on the weeknight blue box, the frozen red & black box, or Grandma’s Sunday dinner masterpiece, many of us looked forward to every bite of cheesy, creamy heaven.
Over the coming two weeks, New Yorkers have a great excuse to indulge in the luscious decadence of cheese, cheese, and more cheese with pasta.
The Stouffers ® Food Truck will stopping at select locations in New York City to offer celebrity chef versions of Stouffers’ mac-n-cheese dish for $4. The celebrity chefs will deliver their own inspired creations with freshly made pasta and 100% real cheddar cheese. Yes, yes, yes! The other ingredients & toppings for each celebrity recipe of the day will be revealed, well…daily. But, we heard that some all-star variations slated for food truck’s menu are: Chili Mac, BBQ Mac, Mex Mac, Veggie Mac and ‘Shroom Mac.
The Nestle® owned frozen foods company has pledged that 100% of the profits from the food truck’s revenue will be donated to the NYC Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC and earmarked for Hurricane Sandy relief support. So go ahead and grab a delicious hot bowl for a this great cause!
We found the schedule below on the Stouffers ® Food Truck event Facebook page. For the latest updates and more information about the food truck’s offerings, visit: http://www.stouffers.com/nyc-truck.aspx.
| DATE | LOCATION | Celebrity Chef Information |
| Thu. Jan. 31 | Union Square, 13th St. & University Plaza | Amanda Freitag, former Executive Chef of The Harrison and TV personality on “Unique Eats,” “Chopped,” and “Iron Chef America” |
| Fri. Feb. 1 | Hudson & King St. (Tribeca) | |
| Mon. Feb. 4 | 14th & Irving (Union Square) | |
| Tues. Feb. 5 | TBD – World Financial Center, North End Ave. at Vescey St. | Lee Anne Wong, TV personality on “Top Chef,” “Chopped,” “Iron Chef America,” “Unique Eats,” and “The Next Iron Chef: Redemption” |
| Wed. Feb 6: | 57th St. & 8th Ave. (Hearst Building) | |
| Thu. Feb 7: | 46th St. & Vanderbilt (Grand Central area) | Marc Murphy, Executive Chef/owner of Benchmarc Restaurants |
| Fri. Feb. 8 | Hanover Square | |
| Mon. Feb. 11 | Varick & Vandam (SoHo) | Chris Santos, Executive Chef/owner of The Stanton Social and TV personality on “Chopped” |
| Tue. Feb. 12 | Water & Wall -OR- Broad | |
| Wed. Feb. 13 | 46th St. & 6th Ave. | |
| Thu. Feb. 14 | TBD – 48th St. & 3rd Ave. - | Sarah Simmons, chef/curator of CITY GRIT and Food & Wine’s first-ever “Home Cook Superstar” |
About the Author
Tasha Williams Tasha Williams, a former risk analyst for Deutsche Bank and strategic marketing analyst for GlaxoSmithKline, now lends her skills to diverse consulting projects including political and advocacy campaigns and economic development initiatives. Off The Beaten Plate allows Ms. Williams to combine two of her passions: writing and enjoying NYC cuisine. Follow along with Tasha @Riseupwoman.
