10th Annual Cabin Fever Festival Chowder Cook-Off

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10^th Annual Cabin Fever Festival Chowder Cook-Off
February 23^rd  12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. in Olde Mistick Village
 
 
Olde Mistick Village will take on the warm and welcome aroma of chowder as the merchants at Olde Mistick Village host their 10^th Annual Cabin Fever Festival and Charity Chowder Cook-Off on Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. All proceeds from this event benefit the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center Emergency Food Pantry.
 
Tickets are $1 for each 3 oz. cup of chowder – or you can purchase 12 tickets for $10. Tickets will be on sale the day of the event at a variety of locations throughout Olde Mistick Village.
 
Twenty-sIX of the area’s finest restaurants and caterers will compete for top awards for best chowder. In addition to the People’s Choice top three awards, a team of media celebrities (Ann Nyberg, Dave Tranchida, and Elissa Bass) will be judging the categories of 1) Most Creative Chowder; 2) Heartiest Chowder; and 3) Best Use of Regional Ingredients.  All awards will be presented by Senator Andrew Maynard and State Representative Diana Urban in the Meeting House in Olde Mistick Village at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday the 23^rd.
 
Over the years the Cabin Fever Chowder Cook-off has raised between $4,000 and $11,000. Lu Lupovich, chairperson for the event said “Cabin Fever really brings the community together for a terrific event benefitting such an important organization. I also want to thank our corporate sponsors – Liberty Bank, Go Fish Restaurant, Ten Clams Restaurant and the Olde Mistick Village Merchants Association. This year our additional sponsors are Vicki and Scott Anderson, Regan Enterprises, and the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce. “
 
The 26 restaurants participating this year are 84 Tavern on Canal, Ancient Mariner of Mystic, Beachside Catering at Grossman’s Seafood, Bleu Squid Bakery and Cheese Shop, Casa Della Luce, Chester’s Barbeque, Costal Gourmet Group, Daniel Packer Inne, Dog Watch Café, Flanagan’s Restaurant at Best Western Hotel, La Luna Ristorante of Mystic, McQuade’s Marketplace of Mystic, Mermaid Cafe, Mystic Boathouse, Mystic Diner and Restaurant, Ocean Blue Catering at Mystic Aquarium, Octagon Restaurant at Mystic Marriott Hotel, Saybrook Soup and Sandwich, Semolina Pasta Shop, StoneRidge Retirement Center, Stonington Big Y, Stonington Stop and Shop of Pawcatuck, Noank Community Market, Ten Clams, the Restaurant at Water’s Edge of Saybrook, and Voodoo Grill.
 
Each restaurant has a sponsoring shop in Olde Mistick Village where space will be set aside to serve chowder.  A locator map of the shops, restaurant and ticket locations will be available on the day of Cabin Fever throughout the Village.
 
Olde Mistick Village Cabin Fever Chowder Cook-off – for immediate release
Lu Lupovich: 860-572-1007 or cell 860-961-9296
Mary-Jane Cassidy: 860-912-7844
Or visit www.oldemistickvillage.com
 
An Olde Mistick Village event is not complete without fun and educational events throughout the day and all around the Village. This year enjoy –
12-1pm                Childbloom Guitar All Stars with Lou Manzi in the Meeting House
12-1pm                Police K-9 Unit Demonstration on the Green
12-2pm                Fly by Night Entertainers in and around the Village
1:30-2:30pm       Stonington Singers (Mystic Middle School) in the Meeting House
1:30-2:30pm       Acabellas – Girls a Cappella Singers from Ledyard HS in and around the Village
2-2:30pm             Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Live Owl Presentation on the Green
2:30-3:30pm       Final Cut-Boys a Cappella Singers from Ledyard HS in and around the Village
2:30-2:30pm       Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Educational Program in the Meeting House
2:30-4:30pm       Mystic Aquarium Touch and Learn Program in the Meeting House
3-4pm                  Pine Point School Artists in the Meeting House
3:30-4:30pm       Ledyard Boys Choir in and around the Village
3:30-4:30pm       Horizon Wings Live Birds of Prey Program on the Green
 
Another fun-filled, family event at Olde Mistick Village!