Maryland Seafood Festival 
Sandy Point State Park
For more information, please call: 410-266-3113
Email: info@mdseafoodfestival.com
18th Annual Crab Soup Cook-Off
Sample the best cream of crab and vegetable crab soups in Maryland! Vote for your favorite! And help save the bay! You’re invited to participate in Capital-Gazette Newspapers’ 18th Annual Crab Soup Cook-Off at the Maryland Seafood Festival
To date, Capital-Gazette Newspapers’ Crab Soup Cook-Off has raised over $90,000 for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's fisheries programs.
For membership information and to learn more about the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, visit www.cbf.org.
Visit www.HometownAnnapolis.com to learn more about The Capital!
Call (410) 268-4800 for detailed subscription information.
Judges :
Feasty Jon
Feasty Jim
Fran Jaques - Capital food editor
Lori Ross, Contributing Editor
Jennifer Donnelly, CBF Staff
Emcees
Chef John Shields
Culinary Ambassador of the Chesapeake Bay, returns for his 7th consecutive year as Master of Ceremonies!
John is a nationally acclaimed expert in regional American coastal cuisine. He owns and operates an award-winning restaurant, Gertrude’s at the Baltimore Museum of Art. John is the author of three award-winning cookbooks on the cuisine of Chesapeake Bay: The Chesapeake Bay Cookbook (Addison-Wesley, 1990); The Chesapeake Bay Crab Cookbook (Addison-Wesley, 1992); and Chesapeake Bay Cooking with John Shields (Broadway Books, 1998). John’s latest cookbook, Coastal Cooking with John Shields is now available! He’ll be signing copies at the Maryland Seafood Festival! www.johnshields.com
Entry Information - Space is limited, so act today !
Open to restaurants and caterers residing in Maryland. Contestants must provide 12-14 gallons of soup; serving utensils; non-electrical heating source; serving/chafing dishes; 3 buckets for washing, rinsing and sanitizing utensils and hands; ice; and at least one attendant to serve soup.
Entry Fee: $125 donation for each soup entered. Please make check payable to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. All entry fees collected go directly to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Contact Catherine Knight, marketing manager for Capital-Gazette Newspapers, at (410) 268-5000 ext. 3326 with questions about the 18th Annual Crab Soup Cook-Off.
