Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown
The Chowder Chowdown is going country wide as the National Chowder Chowdown Festival! This month-long celebration takes place throughout February across Canada to celebrate sustainable seafood. Ocean Wise Seafood partners from across the country will be selling sustainable seafood chowders, inspired by some of the best culinary experts out there. Part proceeds of each chowder sold will be donated to the not-for-profit Ocean Wise Seafood program.
This is the perfect chance for you to find fantastic new restaurants, celebrate seafood sustainability, and support the hospitality industry during this difficult and unprecedented time.
How to find your chowder:
- Check out the partner map HERE,
- Select the partner you would like to purchase chowder from,
- Go to their website, give them a call, or dine in (where possible) and ask to purchase your Ocean Wise Festival Chowder!
- Don’t forget to post on social media and use the hashtag #chowderchowdown
What’s in your bowl???
First up I’m trying the Organic Ocean Chowder made by Chef Poyan!
Organic Ocean x Ocean Mama, Chef Poyan Danesh (Vancouver, BC) – “Organic Ocean’s Sensual Smoked Sablefish Chowder”
Chef Poyan has been heavily involved in the BC culinary scene since graduating top of his class at VCC in 2004. Poyan is currently Culinary Director at Ocean Mama Seafood, Competition Chair and Treasurer of the Chefs Table Society of BC.
Names 2013 BC Chef of the year, he was also one of 4 chefs that represented Canada in the World Culinary Olympics in Germany in 2012, placing 4th in the world. He was also honoured with the position of Captain of the Olympic Culinary Team of BC where he led them to a gold in their category, and 4th place finish at the World Culinary Olympics in Germany October of 2008. Poyan was also a member of Culinary Team Canada from 2004 to 2012 competing twice in Luxembourg, twice in Germany, Basel and in Chicago with a second-place finish, winning eight gold medals in total. Poyan was featured on the Global series “Canada’s Next Great Chef” as BC’s culinary representative and named 2007 Canadian Apprentice of the Year.
