PUEBLO, Colo. ( KXRM ) — The Governor’s Plate competition wrapped up in Pueblo, and a new champion has been crowned alongside the People’s Choice Award.
On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis was at the Colorado State Fair for the annual Governor’s Plate competition where food trucks are tasked to make a dish using Colorado proud ingredients.
Polis awarded the best plate to Proto Taste from Denver for its delicious steak hoagie with grilled onions and Palisade peach steak sauce. The People’s Choice Award went to the 2023 Governor’s Plate winner, Stoke Pizza.
“Judging the Governor’s Plate competition is one of the most delicious parts of the state fair each year,” said Polis. “These inspired chefs support our local farmers and ranchers by using locally grown and produced products in their delicious creations.”
Polis sampled food from seven food trucks.
Woman feeds Colorado State Fair cat every day for 20 years This year, the food trucks were tasked with creating a dish that included Palisade peaches or San Luis Valley potatoes.
The seven food trucks and their dishes competing this year were:
- Mother Smothers from Pueblo: San Luis Valley mashed potatoes topped with an award-winning green chili
- Smith Grubs from Pueblo: Cinnamon roll using Palisade peaches
- Stoke Pizza from Pueblo: Wood-fired, loaded baked potato pizza featuring San Luis Valley potatoes
- Wings on Wheels from Pueblo: Burger slider with a Palisade peach compote
- Lady in the Wild from Wheat Ridge: Moroccan-spiced lamb meatball dish with pickled onions, Green-Goddess hummus, Palisade peach jam, and chimichurri
- MC2 Ice Cream Truck from Arvada: gluten-free Palisade peach and whiskey-pecan ice cream, flavored with Stranahan’s Whiskey
- Proto Taste from Denver: finely sliced grilled steak drizzled with Palisade peach steak sauce and topped with grilled onions, grilled peaches, and melted brie cheese, inside Colorado’s own City Bakery hoagie roll
The state fair runs through Sept. 2.
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