Dorms compete in Flaherty Food Fights

Students cook in the dining halls to take raise money for Beacon Children’s Hospital

By PETER BREEN

a ssociate news editor

n ine n otre d ame dorms competed in n orth and s outh d ining h alls during dinnertime w ednesday night in the semifinals of f laherty h all’s spring signature event, f laherty f ood f ights. The annual cooking tournament, modeled off the f ood n etwork show, “ c hopped,” raises money for b eacon c hildren’s h ospital in s outh b end.

w hile many dorm events might involve food in some shape or form, f laherty h all spring vice president Jane s tallman said the market for live cooking competitions remains untapped on campus.

“There’s like 8 million

5Ks, 8 million music festivals, 8 million singing competitions or talent shows,” s tallman said. “ i t’s a great event because it’s something niche.” g race m arkovich, f laherty h all’s fall vice president, said doing the event in the dining halls in front of the student body is what makes it meaningful.

“ i think it’s so cool because so many [dorm] events are at night like in w ashington hall or 5Ks are in the morning, so you don’t see them as much,” m arkovich said. “ b ut a lot of people are getting dinner at 5 o’clock so everybody gets to see it happening, and so many people were asking us see food fighT PAGE 4