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2012 Cooking with the Chefs:
A North Carolina Seafood Experience ^SM

9th & Shepard Streets – Saturday 10 am to 7 pm & Sunday 11 am to 5 pm
For full recipes click on the recipe name

The 2012 People’s Choice Shrimp and Grits winner was Chef Fabian Botta of Ruddy Ducks Tavern. Ruddy Ducks Tavern is located on the Waterfront in Morehead City, NC.

NSCF Seafood Suppliers
Blue Ocean Market, Captain Jim’s Seafood, Haag & Sons, Brunswick Catch, Fishtowne Center, Larry & Sandra Kellum, Carteret Catch, B&J Seafood, Ocracoke Seafood Company, Ocracoke Fresh, Garland’s Fresh Seafood, Quality Seafood

Saturday, October 6

WITN Personalities Dave Jordan, April Davis and Carly Swain will emcee the competition

10:00 am: Sanitary Fish Market & Restaurant of Morehead City, NC, Baked Mahi and Kim Chi in Butter Lettuce cups with Asian Dipping Sauce with Chef James Scott

11:00 am: Sammy’s and Carteret Catch of Morehead City, NC, Seafood Chowder with Fajita Mike

Noon: Shorty’s Breading Comp any, of Rice, Virginia, Crab Stuffed hushpuppies with Bailey Farms peppers and Shorty’s & Panko breaded shrimp with cilantro dill remoulade sauce with Chef and Owner Nash Osborne

1:00 pm: Chef Dirt, author of “Seafood and Things from the Outer Banks”of Harbinger, NC, Coconut Shrimp with Orange Blossom Dipping Sauce - Chef Dirt assisted by grandson Andrew Milam

2:00 pm: Catch Modern Seafood Cuisine, Wilmington, NC, Shrimp Ceviche with Chef Keith Rhodes- People’s Choice Winner 2011

3:00 pm: Circa 81 and Carteret Catch, Morehead City, NC, Crab Salad with Chef Clarke Merrell

4:00 pm: FishTales, Beaufort, NC, Grouper with a Basil roma tomato cream sauce over wild rice with Chef Clint Jocoy

5:00 pm: The Fig Tree Bakery & Deli and Ocracoke Fresh, Ocracoke, NC, Seafood Gumbo with Chef Darlene Styron

6:00 pm: Boone Docks and Brunswick Catch of Supply, NC, Caribbean Shrimp with Chef Scotty Anderson

Sunday, October, 7
People’s Choice Carolina Shrimp-N-Grits Competition

Mitchell Lewis of UNC-TV will emcee

Judges for the Competition
John Aydlett – North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Seafood Division
Liz Biro – A food blogger and freelance writer. Lis has been covering Wilmington’s food and dining scene for nearly a decade. Liz will be the culinary tour host for Toast to the Coast.
Bob Garner – UNC TV personality, best known for his BBQ travels in NC.

Round One

11:00 am: Amos Mosquito’s Restaurant & Bar and Carteret Catch, Chef Luke Daniel Maguire, Atlantic Beach, NC

11:45 am: Judging

12:00 noon: Café’ Lachine and Outer Banks Catch, Chef Justin Lachine, Nags Head, NC

12:45 pm: Judging

Round Two

1:00 pm: Ruddy Duck and Carteret Catch, Chef Fabian Botta, Morehead City, NC

1:45 pm: Judging

2:00 pm: Persimmons Waterfront Restaurant, Chef Gerry Fong, New Bern, NC

2:45 pm: Judging

Final Competition

3:00 pm: Competition between two winning Chefs

3:45 pm: Peoples Choice Award Judging

4:15 pm: Winner announced and award