The West Tisbury Farmers Market hosts an exciting Seafood Throwdown this Saturday, August 14 from 10 am to 12 noon. Chefs Johnny Graham of Home Port Restaurant and Kyle Garrell of the Sidecar Café and Bar will each cook a dish featuring mystery local seafood ingredients from the market. Observers can learn how to work with whole and fresh seafood while being thoroughly entertained.
The chefs are invited to bring three of their favorite ingredients. Once they discover the secret seafood they will be using, chefs get $50 and 15 minutes to shop at the market for ingredients, after which they have one hour to cook and present their entry for the judges’ consideration.
This year’s throw-down will be judged by Tina Miller, chef and author of “Vineyard Harvest: A Year of Good Food on Martha’s Vineyard,” Katherine Long of Up Island Eggs, and Eleni Collins of the Martha’s Vineyard Times.
A collaboration between the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, the West Tisbury Farmers Market, and the Martha’s Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen’s Association, the event is a fun and educational way to link the importance of locally caught seafood to the ocean’s health. The event is free, and tastings will be available for Farmers’ Market shoppers. The West Tisbury Farmers’ Market is located at 1067 State Road in West Tisbury.
