The 32nd Annual Clam Chowder
Cook-Off & Festival

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 Event Photos

Thank you to every one involved and everyone who attended. It was an amazing day!

Here are the 2013 winners!!

People’s Choice (Voted #1 by the Public)

• Individual Boston – 4 Men and a Clam, Wayne Locke, Scotts Valley
• Professional Boston – Ideal Bar & Grill, Jesus Garcia, Santa Cruz
• Individual Manhattan – Manhattan Mama, Kathy Cooper, Sacramento
• Professional Manhattan – Severino's Bar & Grill, Miguel Perez, Aptos

Most Tasted Chowders

• 1st Place: Peace, Love & Chowder (aka Wine & Swine), Rob Callaway, Campbell
• 2nd Place: Silence of the Clams, Brian Edwards, Campbell
• 3rd Place: Rosie's Clam & Get It, Kitty Dixon, Soquel

Top rated by our panel of judges:

Best Individual Boston

• 1st Place: Aly's Louder Chowder, Alyson Rodrigues, Milpitas
• 2nd Place: Alert Clam Company, Kenny Simon, Santa Cruz
• 3rd Place: Pete's Clamtastic Chowder, Peter Willigora, Salinas

Best Individual Manhattan

• 1st Place: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Lisa Woonick, Santa Cruz
• 2nd Place: The Kid, Dylan France, Los Gatos
• 3rd Place: Dragon Mamas, Michele Hartmangruber, Fremont

Best Professional Boston

• 1st Place: South Beach Pizza, Dany Pena, Santa Cruz
• 2nd Place: Local Harvest Catering, Denna Myers, Santa Cruz
• 3rd Place: Aquarius, Santa Cruz

Best Professional Manhattan

• 1st Place: Severinos Bar & Grill, Miguel Perez, Aptos
• 2nd Place: Bay Area Ice Cream Catering, JT Cardinalli, San Jose
• 3rd Place: Cabrillo College Culinary, Mike Wille, Aptos

Most Original Teams

• 1st Place: Cucina Bambini, Shelly Ballard, San Jose
• 2nd Place: Silence of the Clams, Brian Edwards, Campbell
• 3rd Place: Faultline Brewing Company, Santos Duaquino, Sunnyvale

Sal Dinapoli Special Spirit Award

Raymond Ramirez

The Cook Off is an important fund-raiser for the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department. (Last year more than $55,000.00 was raised.)

Sponsored by the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Metro Newspapers, United Airlines, Xfinity, KWAV 97FM, Z97.9, ESPN 630AM, Dream Inn, Berkeley Farms, and Crystal Springs