<p>Chef Jerrmy Gawthrop of Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville, Arkansas has been named the winner of the second annual US Foods Next Top Product Contest. After a thrilling cook-off at the World Food Championships in Las Vegas in which he competed against seven Next Top Product regional winners, the Chef took the top spot. The award winning black bean slider will join the US Foods product line up for distribution to chefs everywhere in 2014. Chef Jerrmy and the Greenhouse Grille also earned $20,000 in cash and prizes, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“The black bean slider was created to fill a void I saw in the market for a healthy, vegetarian burger that also tastes delicious,” said Chef Jerrmy. “This recipe has been wildly popular among our customers at the Greenhouse Grille and I’m thrilled that soon chefs nationwide will have a chance to add it to their menus.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In addition to taste criteria, the competition also looked for an appealing product that its customers would be excited to cook with in their own kitchens. Chef Jerrmy primarily uses black bean cake as a slider ingredient, but the versatile product can be used in recipes such as a kid’s burger, side item, add on for a salad or a brunch dish. He describes his cooking style as seasonally driven and creatively improvisational and is known for using locally sourced ingredients to create dishes that are a “fresh fusion” of flavors.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><iframe width="450" height="253" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IIDyPhWGiKE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Open to more than 250,000 foodservice professionals across the country, the contest aimed to find the best new product for chefs by inviting US Foods customers to submit their favorite bakery, hot appetizer, sauce or dips and spreads recipe. The three rounds of competition included a social media round seeking online votes from the supporters of the 54 semifinalists. The chefs whose recipes received the most votes in each of the eight regions moved on to the final head-to-head cook-off at the a four-day high-stakes culinary World Food Championships. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“The Next Top Product contest allows our talented customers to share their most successful recipes and helps US Foods ensure we’re offering products that will keep our customers ahead of the trends,” said Stacie Sopinka, vice president of product development and innovation for US Foods. “Chef Jerrmy’s recipe is a delicious dish that will be ideal for kitchens across the country to have on hand.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Chef Jerrmy has served as co-owner and executive chef of Greenhouse Grille for seven years. He plans to invest his winnings into his kitchen by updating old equipment to take the restaurant to the next level.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Congratulations to Chef Jerrmy Gawthrop!<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.usfoods.com/index.html " target="_new"> US Foods</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
