ST MICHAELS, MD – Bistro St. Michaels chef Doug Stewart has been named the first place winner in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s 2018 oyster stew competition, held Oct. 27 during OysterFest.
Bistro St. Michaels and Stewart earn bragging rights with the People’s Choice award. Votes were taken during blind tastings of the different stews, with Bistro St. Michaels served as stew ‘F’. The oyster stew is currently being served at the restaurant in historic St. Michaels, Md.
Six restaurants competed, with 500 festival-goers taking part in tastings before voting by ballot for their favorite stew. Second-place winner Sunflowers & Greens of Easton, Md. was served as stew ‘D’, with third place going to stew ‘A’ from “t” at the General Store of Royal Oak, Md. Other participants included Crab N Que (stew ‘B’) and Theo’s Steaks, Sides & Spirits (stew ‘D’), both of St. Michaels, Md.; and Milestone Catering (stew ‘E’) of Easton, Md. More information about the event is at cbmm.org/oysterfest.
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~ Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum