MECHANIC FALLS — The Boghooters Snowmobile Club of Mechanic Falls hosted the 2nd annual Chili & Chowda Cookoff at the Elm Street School recently.
Despite the snow, the crowd at the cook-off was large and the competition fierce. More than 16 professional and amateur chefs competed for the 2011 bragging rights. Daddy O’s of Oxford was there defending their 2010 title for Best Chowda, while newcomers like Bread & More Bakery and Better than Average Jams & Jellies offered their entries.
This year’s winners are:
Best Chowda by a Restaurant/Pro Chef: Fish chowda, Daddy O’s Restaurant, chef Wayne Hanscom
Best Chili by a Restaurant/Pro Chef: Better than Average Jams & Jellies, chef Shannon Bissonette
Best Chowda by a Club/Organization: Seafood chowda, The Oxford Fair, chef Suzanne Grover, served by Rupert Grover
Best Chili by a Club/Organization: Boghoot chili, chef Suzanne Chinnock
Best Chowda by an Amateur Chef: Bacon corn chowda with chicken, amateur chef Lou Goulet
Best Chili by an Amateur Chef: Houlon Chili by amateur chef Deb Michaud
Other noted entries include Mechanic Falls Town Manager John Hawley and Michelle Hawley with their famous Hawley fish chowda (which obviously intimidated other local town managers from competing), chef Scott Smith from Black Bear Entertainment with his delicious chocolate chili, and Bread & More Bakery with their special ham chowda.
For more information about this event, go to the Boghooters Snowmobile Club Facebook page or email Boghooters@yahoo.com.
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- Winners shown are, front row from left, chef Wayne Hanscom of Daddy O’s, amateur chef Deb Michaud, chef Shannon Bissonette of Better than Average Jams & Jellies, club chef Suzanne Chinnock and amateur chef Lou Goulet. Back row, event chairman Pete Ford and Boghooters Snowmobile Club president Mark Chinnock. Missing from picture: Rupert Grover, Oxford Fair.
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- Chef Wayne Hanscom from Daddy O’s Restaurant proudly displays his 2010 Chowda Award and his 2011 Chowda Award.
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