SWOCC release – Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Oregon Coast Culinary Institute (OCCI) is excited to announce our First Annual South Coast Chowder Competition and Craft Bazaar. The competition and bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 10 am to 4 pm, on the Coos campus of Southwestern in our OCCI facilities, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. This competition will be an annual event so mark your calendar! Join us for a day of fun, food, and crafts. The event will highlight local foodservice establishments and their love for the coast’s favorite warm treat, clam chowder. Chefs will hand-craft their version of the classic clam chowder for you to taste. Participants will have the opportunity to vote in the people’s choice award for their favorite chowder. The handmade craft bazaar will feature local artisans in a juried show showcasing the talented and diverse group of artists we have in the Bay Area. All proceeds will benefit OCCI’s Student Competition Club to help offset expenses for them to train for, and travel to, competitions. It will be a lively day of great tasting and unique shopping supporting the OCCI culinary students! Entry fee for chowder tasting: $10.00 = 10 tastes; Date: November 23, 2019; Time: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. For more information concerning the competition or programs at OCCI please call 541-888-7309.
