Cooking Contest
Amateur cooks are invited to enter the Maine Lobster Festival Seafood Cooking Contest. Any one 18 or older is eligible to enter the contest with the exception of professional food experts, Maine Lobster Festival officials, or Village Soup employees. Look for updated information by the first of the year, 2012.
The Maine Seafood Cooking Contest took place Friday, Aug. 5, as part of the 64th Maine Lobster Festival.
Russ James of Plainville, Conn., took first place with his Pan Seared Sea Scallop & Lobster Medallions With Lemon Butter Sauce. Sue Jobes of Davie Fla., came in second place with her Lobster & Crab Galette. Third place was awarded to Carol Bachofner of Rockland for her Maineuh’s Breezy Lobster Curry Mac ‘n’ Cheese with Crispy Crab Topping. Tyrrell Hunter of Brunswick came in fourth place with her Salmon with Maine Lobster “Moose” and Michael Sciacchetano of Atlanta, Ga., took fifth place with his Maine Lobster Etouffee.
The contest was judged by Rockland Mayor Brian Harden, Lynette Krajewski, the Chef & Owner Lily Bistro, and CDR Kurt Mondlak of the USS Mahan (DDG 72).
First prize received $200, second prize $175, and third prize $150.
This contest could not have happened without the support of our sponsors. VillageSoup/The Herald-Gazette sponsored the prize money for the contest; Capt'n Eli's Soda helped cover the costs of ingredients and other expenses and Kelsey’s Appliance Village supplied the stoves and the Samoset Resort donated tablecloths for the event.
Winning Recipes are here
See the Contacts page for an application. See more pictures.
