Nashoba Tech Wins Taste of Nashoba Valley — Again!

Nashoba Valley Technical High School is quickly becoming the Katherine Hepburn or Jack Nicholson of the local culinary world. The school's in-school restaurant, The Elegant Chef, once again won the Best Entrée category at the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Taste of Nashoba Valley competition, held at Lawrence Academy in Groton.

And like Hepburn, with four Academy Awards for acting, and Nicholson, with three (and counting) to his credit, victory is almost automatic when Nashoba Tech enters the competition.

Of the last eight times the school has entered the Chamber contest, it has won Best Entrée six times. This year, it beat such fine establishments as Bailey’s Bar & Grille in Townsend, Gibbet Hill Grill in Groton, and the Bull Run in Shirley, which placed second in Best Entrée.

“Taste of Nashoba was a really great event for the students,” said first-year Chef-Instructor Jeremy Bussiere. “It was a nice opportunity to showcase the Culinary and Hospitality departments at Nashoba Tech.” 

Zentgraf praised the fine restaurants Nashoba Tech was up against.

Nashoba Tech’s winning entrée was a Roast Tenderloin with a Cabernet Sauvignon Sauce, served with sautéed baby portobellos, a panko-encrusted crabcake with a sriracha-remoulade sauce, and horseradish-herbed mashed potatoes.