July 14, 2010—Here are the winners of the 2010 Taste of Cambridge Crab Cook-Off! Remember, we have two categories of winners: Judge's Choice (determined by a panel of judges that included Elise Kolaja of ChesapeakeFoodie.com, Suzanne Loudermilk of Baltimore magazine, and Ron “R.L.” Butler of Fat Tuesday’s N’awlins Saloon) and People's Choice (voted by Taste ticket holders).
JUDGE'S CHOICE WINNERS:
Cream of Crab Soup: Jimmie & Sook's Raw Bar and Grill
Crab Soup: Clearview at Horn Point
Crab Dip: Kay's at the Airport
Crab Cake: Kay's at the Airport
Crab Specialty: Ocean Odyssey (for Oyster Crabafeller)
PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNERS:
Cream of Crab Soup
1st Place: Jimmie & Sook's Raw Bar and Grill
2nd Place: Paul's Subs
Crab Soup
1st Place: Blue Point Provision Company
2nd Place: Kay's at the Airport
3rd Place: Clearview at Horns Point
Crab Dip
1st Place: Jimmie & Sook's Raw Bar and Grill
2nd Place: Portside Seafood Restaurant
3rd Place: Kay's at the Airport
Crab Cake
1st Place: Bistro Poplar
2nd Place: Clearview at Horns Point
3rd Place: Kay's at the Airport
Crab Specialty
1st Place: Water's Edge (for spicy crab tacos)
2nd Place: Ocean Odyssey (for oyster crabafeller)
Congratulations to all the winners! The top winner of the professional crab-picking competition was Aouy Aone of Kool Ice Seafood. Second place went to Socorro Herrera of Lindy's Seafood. Thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of crab lovers, visitors, volunteers, restaurants, vendors, and others—who came out despite the soggy weather to make a terrific Taste of Cambridge! [Photo by Dave Harp.]