The Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Competition
Doors open at 12:30 PM
A must for all lobster lovers! This friendly competition features a mix of rising stars and established Maine chefs sharing their lobster dishes in the hopes of becoming the next Maine Lobster Chef of the Year. Taste all the dishes, enjoy Portland’s Blue Lobster Urban Winery wine and Après seltzer, Hendrick’s Gin, Monkey Shoulder Whiskey and Ketel One Vodka, cheer on the chefs, and help crown the People’s Choice winner while our judges select their top pick. This Harvest on the Harbor signature event is proudly in partnership with Shuck’s Maine Lobster and Whitecap International Seafood Exporters.
2025 Competitors:
Christian Bassett, Union, Press Hotel
Thomas Barthelmes, Finestkind
Ryan Hickman, The Knotted Apron
Ramiz Jasic, Sea Glass, Inn By The Sea
Wes Philbrick, Clay Hill Farm – winner of the Lobster Bite Challenge, Ogunquit, People’s and Judges’ Choice
Wilson Rothschild and Al Zoni, Ocotillo and Terlingua – 2024 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year
Hannah Ryder, Twelve – 2023 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year
SMCC Culinary Arts Students
Ralph Smith, Mine Oyster – winner of the Claw Down, Boothbay Harbor, People’s and Judges’ Choice
From the Sea: A Culinary Voyage + Oyster Shucking Competition
Presented by Browne Trading Company
Doors open at 6 PM.
Experience the bounty of Maine’s waters with a showcase of locally harvested seafood and ocean-inspired products. Meet some of Maine’s pioneering aquaculture innovators. Enjoy seafood from Browne Trading Co., Dunstan Smokehouse, Downeast Day Boat. Taste Mar Mar Noodle‘s kelp noodles, check out Planet Botanicals seaweed hand cream, sip on wines from Côté Mas wines, spirits from Hendrick’s Gin, Monkey Shoulder Whiskey and Ketel One Vodka, and watch the second annual Maine Oyster Shucking Competition, produced by Lady Oyster and judged by the founder of the Oyster Master Guild Julie Qiu. Tickets are all inclusive.
