BY MARGARET MORGAN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
August is beginning to wane, but not for food festivals. This weekend, August 20 and 21, will be a showstopper with the 5th Annual Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off at Monmouth Park Racetrack. Crab cakes from the Garden State’s finest restaurants and caterers will be showcased to tempt the palates of food lovers. They can feast on a dazzling array of crab cakes, from gourmet to classic, moist and buttery to saucy and spiced, plus other seafood favorites and tempting sides may overwhelm the palate.
Some of New Jersey’s favorite eateries will compete for Best Crab Cake, Best of the Rest, People’s Choice and Best of The Breeze honors. Returning champs Bahr’s Landing will defend its 2010 Best Crab Cake title and offer a savory selection of seafood dishes. Two-time People’s Choice Best Crab Cake winner and 2009 Best of the Rest winner, Mud City Crab Cake Company, will be looking to secure wins across the board. Newcomers to the festival include Southern Smoke Cajun & Caribbean BBQ, Carmine in the Kitchen’s The Fritter Fella and Greenlight Foods.
