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Melville Grille Wins 2nd Place for Seafood Chowder

Newport Yachting Center's Knorr Great Chowder Cook-Off celebrated its 30th anniversary this weekend.

This past Saturday proved a success for the Newport Yachting Center’s Knorr Great Chowder Cook-Off which celebrated its 30th anniversary with more than 10,000 guests and lots of tasty chowder to go around.

had a great day, taking home second place in the Seafood Chowder category with its Portuguese shrimp chowder, along with the “Best Decorated Booth” prize.

Owner Scott Cowell, a cook-off first-timer, was raring to go as the first guests arrived in the morning.

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“This is our signature chowder at Mellville Grille,” said Cowell. “I have family, friends and fantastic people helping me out today, which is great.”

Chowder was judged in three categories: Clam Chowder, Creative Chowder and Seafood Chowder. Four Newport restaurants took home podium finishes, including Castle Hill Inn, 22 Bowens,  The Mooring Seafood Kitchen and Bar and Ocean Breeze Café.

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