Mendocino Coast Clinic’s Crab Cake Cook-Off
Mendocino Coast Clinic’s Crab Cake Cook-Off was hugely popular
The judging panel for the 2012 Crab & Wine Day’s Mendocino Coast Clinic’s Crab Cake Cook-Off:
- Heather Meldrom, Senior Food Editor at Martha Stewart Everyday Food (circulation: 1,061,732)
- Nina Elder, Senior Food Editor at Every Day with Rachael Ray (circulation: 1,767,409)
- Derk Richardson, Senior Travel Editor at AFAR Magazine (circulation: 75,000)
- Glen Putman, Travel Editor at Gentry (circulation: 40,150)
- Chandra Grant, Wine Editor at Wine Country This Week (circulation: 800,000)
- Laurie Daniel, Wine Columnist for San Jose Mercury News (circulation: 577,665)
Assagiare Mendocino won the professional tasters award and Harvest Market won the peoples choice.
Caito Fisheries donated 30 pounds of crab and cooks stepped up to deliver. Wineries poured their specialties and the crowd was wowed.
The Winners
Professional Wine Tasting
1st place; McNab Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2010
2nd place; Maple Creek Artevino Chardonnay 2009
3rd place; Navarro Pinot Gris 2010
Professional Crab Cakes Tasting
1st place; Assaggiare Mendocino
2nd place; Come To Your Senses
3rd place; Mendo Bistro
People’s Choice Wine 
1st place;Toulouse Vineyards
2nd place; Maple Creek
3rd place; Simaine Cellars
Peoples Choice Crab Cakes
1st place; Harvest Market (Will White)
2nd place; Come To Your Senses
3rd place; Little River Inn
