The 7th Annual Food Champion (or Food Olympics in the past) will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008. The event is hosted by the Food Science Graduate Student Association (FSGSA) and the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology. This much awaited annual event brings students, staff, faculty and the community together for a fun filled day of activities that celebrate food. This event is open to general public and we will have 8 teams of 4-8 people competing in this competition. The sign-up sheet will be available in early April.

Event Description
Eight teams of four to eight members each are entered in the day long tournament. The teams will compete in several exciting competitions which center on a culinary combat -- an Iron Chef-style competition where teams compete using secret and unique ingredients. Another fun game during the event is the food trivia contest -- a Jeopardy-type game where teams are asked pop culture, health, nutrition facts about food. Of course, the Food Champion competition would not be complete without food art and exciting field events. The team that garners the highest total points in all the four segments will be the Food Champion!

Lunch will be provided for all attendees at the Cruess Hall Courtyard, Food Science and Technology Department. Flyers for the event will be posted around campus and press release will be sent to The California Aggie and Sacramento Bee. This event is open to al UCD students.

The event is being planned by Suvaluk Asavasanti (a committee member of FSGSA) as well as other graduate students (especially those in the FSGSA). Half of the expected attendees will be graduate students. This is a great opportunity to get graduate students in the food science department more involved in social and departmental activities, as well as introduce undergrads to the workings of the food science graduate student association. It will also increase awareness of food science to grad students in other departments as well as promote inter- departmental cooperative. We will have brochures at the event and a section will be reserved for thanking our sponsors.

Target group
- UCD students, staff, faculty and people in Davis community
- Culinary Institute of America (CIA) students, staff, and faculty

Project Organizers
Suvaluk Asavasanti (suasa@ucdavis.edu, Tel. 408-8238325)
PhD. Candidate, Biological Systems Engineering (Food Engineering)

Theeranun Janjarasskul (tjanjarasskul@ucdavis.edu, Tel. 530-2200940)
PhD. Candidate, Food Science & Technology