ST. MICHAELS, MARYLAND — Bistro St. Michaels won the People's Choice Award in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Oyster Stew Competition at OysterFest on Saturday, Nov. 7, after 400 guests sampled four stews in a blind poll, the museum said in a Nov. 9 release.
The winning entry, served as Stew C, came from the restaurant's culinary team, led by Chef Doug Stewart. The museum said it was the third win in five years for the St. Michaels restaurant, whose menu includes a variety of oyster dishes, stew among them.
"This competition is all about good, fun, local camaraderie," Stewart said in the museum's release. "For Bistro St. Michaels, it's something we always look forward to, and we feel very fortunate to win this year."
Chesapeake Chef Service and Chef Kurt Peter finished second with Stew D. Gourmet by the Bay at the Village Shoppe, with Jim Trond, placed third with Stew A, and Theo's Steaks, Sides and Spirits, with Jason Huls-Miller, was fourth with Stew B.
The museum said more than 3,500 guests came to the festival. Its menu served Bay oysters several ways, including on the half shell from the Talbot Watermen Association, and the day included the christening of the 1920 buyboat Winnie Estelle.
The museum's next festival is the Holiday Edition of the Eastern Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Its Winter on the Chesapeake celebration follows on Saturday, Dec. 12, alongside Christmas in St. Michaels.
Source: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
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