Award-winning Chef, Freddie Bitsoie, with be visiting UC Davis from November 14 through November 16 to help us celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

Freddie Bitsoie is a proud Navajo and an award-winning chef. He is the former executive chef of Mitsitam Native Foods Café, located inside Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Bitsoie was previously the executive chef of Fire Rock Casino and is the winner of the Smithsonian’s Native Chef Competition. He has contributed to a number of Native American cookbooks, including America: The Cookbook (Phaidon, 2017) and James Beard Award–winner Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen (University of Minnesota Press, 2017). He currently is the Chef In Resident for North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS).

Chef will be doing a cooking demo from 6:00-7:00 p.m. You can find a Native American inspired meal at one platform per DC each night.

Tuesday, November 14 at Cuarto DC

• New Mexican Red Chile Posole
• Three Sister Salad
• Bison Chile
• Squash and Corn
• Mashed Butternut Squash

Wednesday, November 15 at Segundo DC

• New Mexican Red Chile Posole
• Three Sister Salad
• Braised Bison Short Ribs
• Squash and Corn
• Mashed Butternut Squash

Thursday, November 16 at Tercero DC

• New Mexican Red Chile Posole
• Three Sister Salad
• Braised Chicken with Sage and Chokecherry Sauce
• Squash and Corn
• Mashed Butternut Squash

Full menu ingredients and dietary information available on online menus and at platforms during meal service.