Polis chooses competitors for State Fair’s Governor’s Plate

(COLORADO) — Governor Jared Polis announced on Monday, Aug. 19 the seven food trucks from across Colorado that have been selected to compete in the 2024 Governor’s Plate competition at the Colorado State Fair.

Happening Tuesday, Aug. 27, seven chefs will compete for the prestigious Governor’s Plate and People’s Choice award.

The returning champion, Stroke Pizza, will join six newcomers hoping to wow Governor Polis and event attendees with sample-sized dishes created from Colorado Proud Ingredients, a free marketing program designed to help consumers, retailers, and restaurants. Polis will award the Golden Plate to his favorite truck, while the crowd will vote to select the People’s Choice Award winner.

This year, competitors were required to use Palisade peaches or San Luis Valley potatoes in their creations. The following food trucks will be competing and will present special dishes such as:

• 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 frilled 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.

Tickets for the Governor’s Plate are available online .

The Governor’s Plate competition celebrates the best of Colorado agriculture. Competing food trucks must be registered as members of Colorado Proud. Competitors use locally grown, raised, and processed food and agricultural products.

The event will take place on Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. For tickets, click the link above.

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