THE 33RD ANNUAL SANTA CRUZ CLAM CHOWDER COOK OFF TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY. THE EVENT ATTRACTED AN ESTIMATED 1O-THOUSAND CLAM CHOWDER ENTHUSIASTS. THIS YEARS COMPETION FEATURED 65 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL CONTESTANTS WITH RECIPES OF BOTH THE BOSTON AND MANHATTAN STYLES OF THE CHOWDER. THE EVENT IS A FUNDRAISER, WITH ALL OF THE PROCEEDS GOING TO THE SANTA CRUZ PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. EVENT ORGANIZERS ARE EXPECTING TO SURPASS LAST YEARS TOTALS OF 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
JUDGE’S SELECTION
PROFESSIONAL BOSTON: 1. Serritella’s Italian Food & Pizza; 2. Team Buttery; 3. Pleasure Pizza Eastside Eatery
PROFESSIONAL MANHATTAN: 1. UC Santa Cruz Dining; 2. Bay Area Ice Cream; 3. Pleasure Pizza Eastside Eatery
INDIVIDUAL BOSTON: 1. Silence of the Clams; 2. Rack of Clams; 3. Santa Cruz Kids Chowder
INDIVIDUAL MANHATTAN: 1. Scalawags; 2. Manhattan Madhatters; 3. Clam Halen
MOST ORIGINAL: 1. Clam Rock; 2. Rosie’s Clam & Get It; 3. Amish Paradise
