Got Spoon? Nomworthy List of ChowdaFest 2014 Finalists Named

ChowdaQuest, the quest for the fest, was a huge success this year and it placed some amazing restaurants into the 2014 ChowdaFest competition through your votes.  Going down on SOUPer Bowl Sunday, 2/2, from 11 am to 3 pm, ChowdaFest VI promises to be even more awesomerest than last year!  Tickets will be just $10 and benefits The Connecticut Food Bank!  We’ll have more details to share with you shortly, but in addition to everything that makes Chowdafest great like sampling chowders and voting for your favorites, there are tons of new things that you’ll love!  And, speaking of liquid goodness, check out the winning competitors for ChowdaFest 2014 to be held at Webster Bank Arena:

New England Clam Chowder:

Bernard’s (Ridgefield) – first year

Donovan’s (Norwalk) – defending champion

Go Fish (Mystic) – first year

Guvnor’s Brewery (Norwalk) – first year

Mansion Clam House (Westport) – 2 time champ

Old Post Tavern (Fairfield)

Rory’s (Darien)

Wood’n Tap (Orange and various locations) – first year

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Traditional Chowder (Manhattan/RI only):

Brennan’s (Norwalk) – first year

Close Harbour Seafood (Plantsville)

Crab Shell (Stamford)

Dunville’s (Westport)

High Tide Gourmet (Madison)

Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale (New Haven) – first year

Mansion Clam House (Westport)

Super Duper Weenie (Fairfield)

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Creative Chowder:

Brewhouse (Norwalk)

Ginger Man (Norwalk/Greenwich) – def. champion

Indigo by the Water (Milford)

Liquid Lunch (Shelton/Milford)

Parallel Post (Trumbull) – first year

Rowayton Seafood (Rowayton)

Southport Brewing Co. (4 locations) – 1x champ

The Spread (Norwalk) – first year

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Soup/Bisque:

Bistro 7 (Wilton) – first year

Crab Shell (Stamford) – 2x def. champion

Liquid Lunch (Shelton/Milford)

Parallel Post (Trumbull) – first year

Post 154 (Westport) – first year

Southport Brewing Co. (4 locations) – 1x champ

Tavern on Main (Westport)

Tikkaway (New Haven) – first year

Co-Official Food Blogger of ChowdaFest 2014