6th Annual East Coast She Crab Soup Classic
Saturday, April 26th
The 6th Annual East Coast She Crab Soup Classic will be held from Noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 26th at the 24th Street Park at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. An open competition among over 15 participating restaurants, the She Crab Soup Classic focuses on one of the region’s most-loved seafood delicacies.
The highly identifiable cuisine has been a staple of area menus for decades. Restaurants serve their individual recipes and compete for People’s Choice Awards, determined by ballots of those attending. Critic’s Choice Awards also are given by a panel of six leading regional cuisine experts.
History of She-Crab Soup:
She-crab soup originated in South Carolina in the 1700s and was based on a Scottish bisque recipe known as partan-bree. Initially, the soup was simply seafood and rice. Adding crab roe, or crab eggs, is what gives the soup its moniker. William Deas, a butler and cook for R. Goodwyn Rhett, mayor of Charleston, first added roe to the soup in an effort to impress President William Howard Taft, who was the mayor's dinner guest.
Tickets / Information:
A limited number of tickets are available for The East Coast She Crab Soup Classic. Advance tickets are on sale for $14 (plus service fees) through all Ticketmaster outlets, and at the Virginia Beach Visitor Information Center (2100 Parks Avenue) Virginia Beach Visitor Information Center hours are 9:00am-5:00pm. Tickets are $18 day-of-show, if available. Children 12 and younger who are not sampling and are accompanied by an adult are free. Dogs and beach/lawn chairs are not permitted in the tasting area. For more information, please call 757-491-SUNN (7866). For more info, go to: She Crab Soup Classic
2014 Participating Restaurants Include:
- 328 Tequila Lounge
- C.P. Shuckers
- Freemason Abbey
- Judy's Pub & Eatery
- Keagan’s Restaurant
- Lucky Oyster Seafood Grill
- Lynnhaven Fish House
- Mahi Mah's Seafood
- Mannino’s Italian Bistro
- McCormick & Schmick’s
- Murphy’s Irish Pub
- Passion the Restaurant
- Rockafeller’s
- Roger Brown's Restaurant and Sports Bar
- Steinhilber's
- Tradewinds
- Westminster Canterbury
2013 Winners - Critics' Choice Award
1st Place: Mannino's Italian Bistro
2nd Place: Blue Pete's Restaurant
3rd Place: Murphy's Irish Pub
Honorable Mentions:
Lynnhaven Fish House, Passion the Restaurant, and Tradewinds
Peoples' Choice Award
1st Place: Mannino's Italian Bistro
2nd Place: Rockafeller's Restaurant
3rd Place: Blue Pete's Restaurant
Honorable Mentions:
Freemason Abbey Restaurant, Murphy's Irish Pub, and Sofia's at the North End
Plan a Weekend Getaway!
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