MEDIA ADVISORY: TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY - New Mexico School Chef Symposium

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY

MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact: New Mexico Public Education Department

Janelle Taylor García, Ph.D., janelle.garcia@ped.nm.gov , 505-709-5543

Oct. 10, 2025

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: New Mexico School Chef Symposium

ALBUQUERQUE — Media are invited to attend the New Mexico Public Education Department’s New Mexico School Chef Symposium on Oct. 14–15, 2025, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, where local chefs and school cafeteria staff will collaborate on scratch-cooked, healthy school meals inspired by New Mexico flavors. The event will feature hands-on training sessions ideal for b-roll, showcasing chefs and food service professionals working side by side. As the only state to integrate scratch-cooking and nutrition standards through the Healthy Universal School Meals program, New Mexico continues to lead the nation in school food innovation.

When:

Tuesday, Oct. 14: 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Keynote remarks by Lt. Governor Howie Morales

Hands-on training sessions, 9:45–10:45 a.m. (Best media opportunity)

Wednesday, Oct. 15: 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Where:

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104

Credentialed members of the media may RSVP to janelle.garcia@ped.nm.gov . Please include the names of those expected to be in attendance.

Visit https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/student-success-wellness/school-meals/ for more information.

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