2nd Annual BC

Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder ChowDown

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | 6:00 – 9:00 pm | Vancouver Aquarium

Thank you to all that attended this sold-out event. Big thanks to our Ocean Wise finalists, the Craft Brewers Association of BC's partcipating members and our judges: Jamie Maw, David Hawksworth, Canuck Willie Mitchell, Chester Carey, John Milobar and Kim Stockburn.

See you at the 2010 Ocean Wise ChowDown!

NEWS! WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT:

The 2009 Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder ChowDown Champions...

Go Fish, Chef Matt and Chef Andrew Christie with their Smoked Corn and Qualicum Beach Scallop Chowder

Plus:

Silver - The Refinery, Executive Chef Michael Carter with Smoked Cod and Crab Chowder

Bronze- COAST Restaurant, Executive Chef Josh Wolfe with BC Sea Urchin and Smoked Pacific Oyster Chowder

People's Choice Award - O'Doul's Restaurant, Executive Chef Chris Whittaker with Smoked Qualicum Bay Scallop and House-Cured Sloping Hill Farms Pork Belly Chowder

Canada's only Certified Cicerone™, Chester Carey's recommended beer pairing of the night - Provence Marinaside, Sous Chef Jasen Gauthier's Sablefish Chowder… paired with… Granville Island Brewing’s Brockton IPA          

Click here for the full list of chowder & beer pairings from the event

Check out photos from the 2nd Annual BC Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder ChowDown

Featuring the top 10 Ocean Wise finalists, chefs will be competing for the title of BC Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Champion 2009. MCed by food writer extraordinaire Andrew Morrison, this chowder and hops event is not to be missed!

Set against the magical backdrop of the Aquarium at night, dine on the 10 finalists' delicious Ocean Wise chowders whilst enjoying paired local beer tasters individually chosen by the chefs themselves. In addition to the chefs' beer pairing, we are excited to offer guests beer tastings from 5 members of the Craft Brewers Association of BC.

Which chef will win the Chow-Down? You help decide! Five highly regarded judges will determine the 2009 Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Champion, whilst guests vote for the People’s Choice Award!

Top 10 Ocean Wise Chef Finalists | Participating Breweries

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2009 Judges:

Chef David Hawksworth 2005 Chef of the Year, former Executive Chef of West and due to launch the highly anticipated ‘Hawksworth’ at Hotel Georgia.

Jamie Maw Winner of numerous culinary awards including Vancouver Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement award, food-writer and co-founder of the Chef’s Table Society of British Columbia

Chester Carey Canada's only Certified Cicerone (aka Beer sommelier)

John Milobar President of Albion Fisheries, Ocean Wise’s Founding Seafood Supplier Partner

Kim Stockburn Sales & Brand Manger for Raincoast Trading, the first Canadian packaged retail seafood company endorsed by Ocean Wise

Enjoy seafood dishes that are not only good to eat, but good for the oceans as well!