2024-2025 HUNCH Culinary Challenge(Pasta Dish) Partnering with the American Culinary Federation, Sullivan University, World Chefs and the Johnson Space Center Food Lab
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Click here to see astronaut review of 1st year Culinary winners

Astronauts taste Spicy Shrimp, 1st year Culinary Winners from VA

​​Quote from Expedition 59 astronauts on 2018 Culinary Winner:
“Thank you to all involved in this amazing program, and to the students for their efforts, creativity, and for nailing a really good dessert!
Please pass our huge THANK YOUS and WELL DONE to Decatur High School for their Orange-Blackberry Croissant Casserole. This was one of the best foods that we have had up here, we thoroughly enjoyed it and wished we had more! I would order this at a restaurant on Earth.” – Anne, Nick, Christina and David

Greetings from the International Space Station!  Thank you for the wonderful surprise, Harvest Hash, this holiday season!  We received it in advance of Christmas and anxiously waited to save it for a special occasion and had it on Christmas Day as part of a big brunch.  We loved it.  We were all speculating as to which herbs gave it the unique flavor and then found the ingredient list!  I think it was the fennel—one of my favorites.
 
Thank you and best wishes from orbit,
 
-Increment 61 of the ISS: Luca, Drew, Jessica, Oleg, Sasha, and Christina
 
Note – This is Private\Personal Mail, not for release to the media.

 

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Quote from Tom Marshburn on Expedition 66 on Burnett HS Chicken Francese (2021 winner)

The winner, a chicken dish in some sort of cream or cheese sauce, with lemon, was outstanding!  We ate it over Christmas, loved it a lot and wish it were on the standard menu for ISS!  They did a great job creating a unique dish with flavors we don’t get up here typically.

2023 Finalist Competition at Space Center Houston

HUNCH Culinary Prevailed even during COVID times.

Due to COVID issues, Sullivan University helped NASA HUNCH to complete the Culinary Challenge by having their chefs make the top 10 team's food and they had an outstanding judging panel.  See the videos below to become immersed in the 2021 final culinary challenge.
1st Heat of Culinary Challenge Final
2nd Heat of Culinary Challenge Final

News  articles

Localish News Story
HUNCH-Sullivan Summer Camp news
WAVE newstation Sullivan summer camp

JSC Food lab interview

JSC food lab -NASA HUNCH interview

2020-2021 1st place winner video

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