Team Information

Competition/Cooking Rules

Clam Chowder Definitions:

• Boston Clam Chowder is defined as a white, rich cream soup with a predominant clam flavor. 
• Manhattan Clam Chowder is defined a clam-flavored soup exhibiting a definite red hue. 

Minimum Chowder Amounts:

• SATURDAY- Amateur teams are required to cook a minimum of six (6) gallons. 
• SUNDAY- Professional teams are required to cook a minimum of ten (10) gallons. 

Teams may prepare as many gallons as they wish. The more chowder you make, the better chance to win!  

Cooking Times:

• There will be a one-hour preparation period beginning at 10am and a two-hour cooking period beginning at 11am. TASTING BEGINS AT 1pm!

Ingredients:

• No ingredients may be pre-cut, pre-cooked, or pre-treated in any way prior to the preparation period. The only exceptions are canned or bottled clams, clam juice, and tomato paste or sauce. Potatoes can be boiled and skinned, but may not be pre-cut. 
• The only meats allowed are clams and bacon.
• NOTHING MAY BE PRE-COOKED.
• Boston teams, a staff member will be walking around dropping off your Berkeley Farms cream.

Contestants Must Supply:

• All their ingredients and utensils (two ladles were provided at registration in the event one is dropped) – because of the high volume of guests, we will be allowing teams to use a pitcher to serve the chowder. Please do not touch pitcher against cup to reduce cross contamination. 
• Contestants are allowed (but not required) to give away bread, breadsticks, and crackers to spectators  
• NO BREAD BOWLS. 
• For everyone’s safety, NO GLASS CONTAINERS are permitted on the Boardwalk. 
• Coleman-type stove (non-liquid fuel ONLY).  
• If you intend to use a table-top butane stove, you must supply a tile-type surface to place on top of the table. 
• Propane tanks must be no bigger than 5gallons/20lbs (typical BBQ size) and must be secured. 
• There is NO ELECTRICITY available. Gasoline is prohibited. 
• ABC type fire extinguisher (MUST be a minimum of 2A10BC- bigger will be accepted) 
• A 10×10 covering/canopy if desired 
• Decorations for their booth and their cooking areas as points will be given for booth décor for the Most Original Team award. 
• Decorations may NOT be attached to Boardwalk walls, rides, or other structures. No helium cylinders allowed. 
• All team-members, decorations, and cooking assistants must be INSIDE the designated booth space. 
• No roaming around with hand-outs, you must stay in your booth area. 
• Any contestants with costumed characters must keep them in your booth area. 

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Will Supply (on event day):

• One (1) 6 ft. table and 10×10 cooking area. All booths should not exceed 10×10 or 8′ in height.
• One 2oz serving ladle
• Two trash bags- Teams are responsible for cleaning up their cooking areas
• One Parking Pass
• Two Ride Wristband Vouchers for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
• Two complimentary event T-shirts
• People’s Choice Ballot Bucket
• Taste Ticket Ballot Bucket
• Limited number of carts for load-in and load-out (available first-come, first-served)