WYSIWYG stands for something.

Literally, it’s an acronym for “What You See Is What You Get.” But that’s just another way of saying that truly great food and a truly great way of life are all about what goes into it - how it’s made.

What you see is what you get because the proof is in the pudding…

…Or, in this case, the epic meals made by Burlington students at the Fork in the Road Food Truck!

The Fork in the Road food truck is a job training program of the Burlington School Food Project. The staff are all Burlington students who have been specially trained by Burlington Technical Center’s Culinary Instructor, Chef Jason Gingold. They also spend time working in the garden, sourcing local food for the project. They learn all the necessary skills to make amazing food — that you will be enjoying at WYSIWYG come August!

Here in Burlington, there is all kinds of buzz about Fork in the Road:

Seven Days reports on the farm-fresh menu:

“We’re calling it ‘classic concessions with a Vermont twist,’” says Sarah Heusner, Farm 2 School coordinator at the Burlington School Food Project (BSFP).

Food for the truck comes straight from area farms and from Burlington’s student-tended school gardens. The menu is a veritable smorgasbord that bridges the gap between gourmet and accessible.

So think funnel-cakes. At the outset of a late-blooming strawberry season, BHS student chefs will be topping frittered dough (made with King Arthur Flour and cider from Champlain Orchards) with fresh berries from Norris Berry Farm and ice cream from Strafford Organic Creamery for an extra-sweet, extra-cool, park-perfect take on the classic strawberry shortcake.

The Burlington Free Press reports on the vital contribution of Dealer.Com:

Early in rehearsals, the mobile production had nearly fellen flat, McGowan said, until Dealer.com stepped in as an underwriter. Courtesy of the Burlington-based tech giant, the project received a fully equipped kitchen trailer and a brand new Dodge RAM 2500 to tow the rig.

Burlington High School alumna Abby Manock was commissioned to ornament the food truck (and its tow truck).

Dealer’s director of social responsiblity, Jill Badolato, said the project merited the special attention.

“It’s been a great opportunity for these young adults to learn all kinds of skills — from customer service, to budgeting time and bank accounts, to leadership,” Badolato said.

And WCAX adds this important quote from project coordinator Sarah Heusner:

“Number one we want students to have a greater connection with their food and to understand that being in a kitchen and making food isn’t an intimidating thing and that there are a lot of wonderful career opportunities in the food world,” said Sarah Heusner, with the Burlington School Food Project.

Really, Fork in the Road is the fusion of innovative education, farm-fresh food, and socially responsible business — all the things that make #VT great.

And when you eat some of the amazing food from the Fork in the Road truck next month, you’ll know that what you see is what you get.

Read more about the collaboration here: http://wysiwygfestival.com/food/fork-in-the-road-north-hollow-farm.