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Cookoff

Pictured left to right: Jim West, Director of Operations for Connecticut National Golf; Sheila Frost, Owner of The Courthouse Bar and Grille; James Martin, Owner of 85 Main; Karen Osbrey, Owner of WINY Radio; David T. Panteleakos, Administrator of Westview Health Care Center; Gary Osbrey, Owner of WINY Radio; Carolyn Granberg, Owner of Bellas Bistro; Keith Barnes, General Manager of The Crossings Restaurant and Brew Pub. Courtesy photo.

 

 

 

DAYVILLE — Westview Health Care Center in Dayville hosted its 2nd annual Great Soup, Stew, Chili, Bisque and Chowder cook-off. Thirteen homemade dishes were judged.

Judges Choice 1st place awards went to Gen Dubois for her Autumn Kale Soup, Carol Reynolds for her Chicken Tortilla Stew, Lynn Kennedy’s Lobster Bisque and James Kellaway for his Siracha-Cha Chocolate Chili. 

The Peoples Choice Award winners were: Louise Taylor for her Hearty Hamburger Soup, Eileen Panteleakos for her Beef Stifado Stew, Roxanne Alicea for Goya Turkey Chili and Lynn Kennedy for her Lobster Bisque.

Celebrity guest judges and culinary experts Carolyn Granberg of Bellas Bistro, James Martin of 85 Main, Sheila Frost of The Courthouse Bar and Grille, Gary and Karen Osbrey from WINY Radio, Keith Barnes of The Crossings Restaurant and Jim West of Connecticut National Golf sampled the selections and presented the Judges Choice Award for all four categories of Best Soup, Stew, Chili and Bisque. They judged according to flavor, consistency, aroma and color/presentation.