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Past Festivals 

 

Check-out the Pinterest Page to see our Photo Albums!

Chowdah Fest began the night before "Snowpocolypse"
in 2011
Since then, many chefs have been involved and 11 have won either the title, "Best Chowdah in Town!" or "Fan Favorite" 
 
2011 Winner ~ Guy Meikle of Nana Organic 
2012 Winner ~ Giuseppe Tentori of GT Fish & Oyster
2013 Winner ~ Ryan Mccasky of Acadia
2014 Winner ~ Leonard Hollander of Arbor
 
Last Years' Winners were 
Chrissy Camba of Maddy's Dumpling House &
Brian Jupiter of Frontier Chicago
 
(Below is Chef Julius Russell, Winner of 3rd Place in 2013 and "Fan Favorite" in 2012 & 2011)

 

This Years' judges include:

Doug Sohn ~ Creator of Hot Doug's  

Ji Suk Yi ~ Co-Host of ABC's Windy City LIVE 

Chef Rick Tramonto ~ Founder of TRU

and 

One more...

 

 

We've also had a great assortment of judges

    in the past.

Pictured below, are Jimmy Bannos, Ina Pinkney         and Lynn M. House

 

Others have also included, 

Gale Gand, Sara Gasbara, Michael Nahabedian, Monica Eng, and Ted Brunson. 

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