Special Events
NFI's Annual Chowder Party
Saturday, March 13 :: 6:00-7:30pm, Westin Waterfront Hotel
Renew acquaintances and make new contacts at this favorite event of visitors, a tradition for the International Boston Seafood Show. Tickets are $45 when purchased before March 11th, and $65 at the door. To purchase tickets or for more information, CLICK HERE. Questions? Contact Jenny Burke; jburke@nfi.org; (703) 752-8882.
Seafood Excellence Awards Ceremony & Reception
Sunday, March 14 :: 3:30-5:00pm, Exhibit Hall
Discover first-hand the hottest new products to hit the market. Explore which ones will ultimately lead your business to greater profits and high customer satisfaction. Uncover the products that will become the must-stock items for your business.
You're invited to witness first-hand the 2010 panel of judges, including seafood buyers and experts from the retail and foodservice industries, conduct a live tasting of the newest products on the market. Find out which products will be named “Best New Retail Product” and “Best New Foodservice Product” of the year at the Seafood Excellence Awards Ceremony and Reception.
For a preview of products entered in the 2010 New Product Showcase and Seafood Excellence Awards Finalists, click here.
4th Annual Oyster Shucking Competition
Monday, March 15th :: 3:30-4:30pm, Exhibit Hall
For seafood fanatics, there are few more satisfying feelings than working a wide-handled knife through the crease of an oyster’s shell and snapping open the watertight seal that keeps the filter-feeding mollusk safe and snug. To master this hazardous task and do it cleanly and repeatedly takes a lot of practice; to do it competitively takes a special kind of talent.
The fourth annual International Boston Seafood Show oyster-shucking contest will take place on Monday, March 15 at 3:30 p.m. in the special events area on the show floor. Join us for this fun, heated competition where contestants pit against each other, and against the clock, to shuck oysters as fast as they can.
William “Chopper” Young, the current Guinness World Oyster Shucking Champion defended his title at the 2009 show as Fastest Shucker in the East for the third year in a row.
Think you have what it takes to enter this heated event? Download the application here.
Questions? Contact Minh Ly-Gordon at mlygordon@divcom.com or 207-842-5525.
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