Join us for our 7th Annual Food Truck Seafood Festival & Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks Eliminations
Featured Seafood:Raw Bar - In the Backyard and Rooftop Terrace
Vendors Include:
Gentle Giant Brewing
Tacoholics
Little Bite of Paradise
The Mozzarella God
Clydes Homemade Italian Ice & Ice Cream
The Empanada Truck
DAW Concessions
Angry Archies
Star Of The Sea Seafood
Zeedzad Noodles
Carnival Concessions
Enjoy great local seafood while watching the eliminations for the Hambletonian Oaks & Hambletonian
Who has the best seafood & clam chowder - enter your chowder for a chance to win $500!
2020 Meadowlands Racetrack Chowder Cookoff
Definition of seafood chowder: a type of soup or stew that contains seafood (fish, shrimp, clams, crab, oysters, lobster, etc) along with additional flavorings.
1. The Chowder must contain seafood. All types of seafood chowder and combinations of seafood are allowed.
2. The Chowder can contain any combination of vegetables as long as it contains seafood.
3. Any style chowder is allowed – i.e. cream based, tomato based
4. The chowder does not have to be made onsite but it must be home-made.
5. Each contestant can submit up to four different chowders. A brief description of each chowder must be turned in with registration.
6. All contestants must be registered by Monday, July 27 at 7 p.m.
7. Judging cups will be provided to each contestant at 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 1st. The chowder must be turned into the judges in that cup. No garnish, sides or toppings may be included.
8. Each registered chowder must be turned in for judging at 7 p.m. along with the full recipe on Saturday, August 1st
9. Each chowder will be judged based on taste, texture, consistency, aroma and color.
10. Winners will be announced at 9 p.m.
11. Prizes: $500 first place; $250 second place; $100 third place
Event begins 6 pm on the East Apron near the Winner's Circle