Cooking up the best chowder at Camden Windjammer Festival
Wayne Drinkwater, of Graffam Brothers Harborside Restaurant in Camden. Harborside Restaurant took first place in the West Bay Rotary Chowder Challenge. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Jim Bowditch, John Sherman and Don Flock, at the Chowder Challenge. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
(Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Anabel Carter, of Owls Head General Store, and Tom Griffith, of Waterfront Restaurant. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Chef Michael Pellila, of Pen Bay Medical Center. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Michael Knight, of Cappy’s Restaurant. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Tom Alberston, of Cuzzy’s. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Susan Boivin, of the Wave Café, Camden Hills Regional High School. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Lisa Dresser, of West Bay Rotary. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Ellen McMullen and Trish Moroz, of Starlight Custom Cakes. They supplied dessert for challenge. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
The Chowder Tent (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Wayne Drinkwater, of Graffam Brothers Harborside Restaurant in Camden. Harborside Restaurant took first place in the West Bay Rotary Chowder Challenge. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Jim Bowditch, John Sherman and Don Flock, at the Chowder Challenge. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
(Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Anabel Carter, of Owls Head General Store, and Tom Griffith, of Waterfront Restaurant. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Chef Michael Pellila, of Pen Bay Medical Center. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Michael Knight, of Cappy’s Restaurant. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Tom Alberston, of Cuzzy’s. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Susan Boivin, of the Wave Café, Camden Hills Regional High School. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Lisa Dresser, of West Bay Rotary. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
Ellen McMullen and Trish Moroz, of Starlight Custom Cakes. They supplied dessert for challenge. (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
The Chowder Tent (Photo by Terri Mahoney)
CAMDEN — The West Bay Rotary Chowder Challenge is one of the most popular contests of the Camden Windjammer Festival, as talented and skilled local chefs put their recipes on the table for the public to decide which is the tastiest. This year, the Challenge drew many participants, and visitors sampled many chowders before submitting their votes.
The top three winners were Camden restaurants:
1. Graffam Bros. Harborside Restaurant
2. Cappy’s Chowder House
3. Waterfront Restaurant
Participants included:
Owls Head General Store, Owls Head
The Wave Cafe, Camden Hills Regional High School, Rockport
Cuzzy’s Restaurant, Camden
Cappy’s Chowder House, Camden
Waterfront Restaurant, Camden
Graffam Bros. Harborside Restaurant
Knox Center, Quarry Hill, Camden- Rockland
Pen Bay Medical Center, Rockport
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