Gloucester, MA - Cape Ann Farmers Market Seafood Throwdown

Come join us at the Park for a Seafood Throwdown between two award winning local chefs! Chef Paolo Laboa who won the 2008 Pesto Championship in Italy, along with Mercedes Flavin will be representing “Paolo’s”. A new restaurant that will be opening this fall on Duncan Street in Gloucester.

They will be competing against Rosalie Harrington who had Rosalie’s in Marblehead for nearly twenty five years. Rosalie was one of the original hosts on the Food Network after hosting cooking shows on Boston TV. And, it was no mystery to writers like Robert Parker with his “Looking for Rachel Wallace” and “Spenser For Hire” series where the best Italian food in Boston could be found.

The chefs create aromas that will draw you in close. Watch, listen and learn how to be your own culinary expert creating dishes for your family at home by using local dayboat seafood and local farmers produce.

You will be given a play by play of how these chefs are preparing this mystery seafood dish by Peter Van Ness of GimmeSound.com. So come on over to this great park and enjoy the show.

You will learn about the local mystery seafood that is so plentiful and delicious but unknown to the regular markets. Lets create a demand for this underloved species! Once you taste, the sweetness of this unusual fresh local dayboat fish, You will want more!

One of the judges, is Stacia Clinton, from Health Care Without Harm, who is instrumental in bringing fresh local seafood into the hospitals. She will be there to witness the transformation of the mystery fish and share how this Healthcare movement is bringing quality nutrition to patients in hospitals across New England. Two more judges will be lining up to join Stacia in this tasting competition. Who’s going to win over the judges pallet?

Along with the cookoff, You will see upclose a fillet demonstration from Gloucesters very own Steve Parkes!