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Delaware North gets ‘People’s Choice’ at national Mac and Cheese Festival

Several team members from Travel at Austin International Airport and Sportservice at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, merged their culinary talents to represent Delaware North at the annual Mac and Cheese Festival Tour held in Austin this month.   

The Mac and Cheese Festival is a national tour originating in Austin that stops in cities throughout the United States to celebrate one of America’s favorite dishes by featuring top chefs, eateries and food trucks.  

Team Delaware North won the “Peoples’ Choice” award for its Jambalaya Mac and Cheese.

Travel and Sportservice team members from company operations at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Globe Life Field in Texas came together for the annual Mac and Cheese Festival on Nov. 17 in Austin. Delaware North hosted a lounge for VIP guests and took home the “People’s Choice” award for its Jambalaya Mac & Cheese. Pictured during the festival (from left to right) are Daniel Romero, food and beverage operations manager for Delaware North at AUS; Tae Martinez, AUS marketing manager; sous chefs Benjamin Kaye-Smith, Jesus Cruz and Todd McBee of Globe Life Field; Nick Ditta, general manager for Delaware North at AUS; Amy McKibbin, assistant general manager for Delaware North at AUS; and Justin Dixon, executive chef at AUS.

“We received great feedback about our dishes from festival goers, and we worked so well together and put a lot of hard work into our dishes,” said Todd McBee, sous chef at Globe Life Field. “It all paid off in the end.”  

Delaware North also hosted the VIP lounge for festival guests, who enjoyed a New Orleans-themed spread featuring Spicy Gator Crepes and French Quarter Boudin Balls.   

“Delaware North’s success at the Mac and Cheese Festival is just another example of the amazing things that can happen when our subsidiaries come together and share a vision to execute culinary offerings at such a high level,” said Daniel Romero, food and beverage operations manager at Austin Airport. “We look forward to defending our title and returning the ‘People’s Choice’ belt next year.”

Pictured at top are team members from Austin International Airport (AUS) and Globe Life Field representing Delaware North at the annual Mac and Cheese Festival, where the company hosted a VIP longue and participated in the mac and cheese recipe contest. Pictured (left to right) are Jamaria Washington, AUS food and beverage (F&B) supervisor; Tracy Thomas, AUS site coordinator; Natasha Shaw, AUS F&B manager; and Jesus Cruz, sous chef at Globe Life Field.