Come and enjoy this lovely setting at the Steamboat Landing Park on the waterfront for an extraordinary Seafood Throwdown! Your senses will be woken up by the aromas of the mystery fish and local produce cooking under the tent. So much to see, hear, smell, touch and taste!
You will get a play by play of what the two local chefs are creating with the extraordinary Kathy Gunst as an Emcee!
Crowd Pleaser Alert! The players are:
Come and enjoy this lovely setting at the Steamboat Landing Park on the waterfront for an extraordinary Seafood Throwdown! Your senses will be woken up by the aromas of the mystery fish and local produce cooking under the tent. So much to see, hear, smell, touch and taste!
You will get a play by play of what the two local chefs are creating with the extraordinary Kathy Gunst as an Emcee!
Crowd Pleaser Alert! The players are:
The Chefs: Michele Levesque chef and co-owner of El El Frijoles in Sargentville. Michele has been adding flavor to the Blue Hill peninsula since 2006. From her unassuming barn-turned-restaurant, Michele serves up traditional Mexican street food made with the finest and freshest local ingredients.
Tom Sigler is the owner and chef of Comida in Rockland. Tom’s culinary expertise spans from southern Creole to classic French, and the menu at Comida reflects his
affection for Latin and Spanish flavors. He’s cooked in restaurants from
New York to Florida, but is continually blown away by the quality of the
produce and seafood that he can source from farmers and fishermen in Midcoast
Maine.
The Judges: There will be 5 Judges in this event, each judging the chefs creations by 4 catagories;
Taste (10 points), Use of the whole animal (10 points), Presentation (5points),Originality (5points).
#1-Sam Talbot is a Celebrity Chef! #2-Gary Libby is a commercial fisherman from Port Clyde, where he owns and operates the groundfish vessel Leslie & Jessica. #3-Ben Conniff is a food writer and vice president of the popular restaurant Lukes Lobster. #4–Kerry Altiero is a local chef from Cafe’ Miranda. #5-Chellie Pingree is a current US Congresswoman for Maine’s first district. She is a former organic farmer, and currently owns Nebo Lodge and Turner Farm on North Haven Island.
The Emcee: Kathy Gunst recently received a 2015 James Beard Award for Journalism and is the author or co-author of countless articles and 13 cookbooks, including Notes from a Maine Kitchen. She is also the resident chef for “Here and Now” on NPR.
The Mystery Seafood: provided by Port Clyde Fresh Catch…What could it be? Its a Mystery!
