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NC Seafood Festival Focuses on “How To”


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Katie Mosher, 919/515-9069, katie_mosher@ncsu.edu

Posted Thursday, September 24, 2009


Seafood lovers, cooking aficionados and do-it-yourselfers will want to check out the "Cooking with the Chefs" tent at the 23rd Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival in Morehead City from Oct. 2 to 4.

Master chefs from Raleigh and the coast will prepare seafood dishes using fish and shellfish plucked from nearby waters. Experts also will be on hand to discuss new online resources where people can learn more about locally caught seafood.

"Survey research from past festivals indicates that people want to buy local, and more and more people are cooking seafood at home," says Barry Nash, seafood technology and marketing specialist for North Carolina Sea Grant. "This year, the theme is ‘learn more and do it yourself.' We want to introduce people to the best resources out there for learning about seafood recipes, safe handling and local species," adds Nash, who also serves on the festival board of directors.

Featured Web sites include:


Local seafood initiatives from across North Carolina will be highlighted, including Walking Fish, a "community-supported fisheries" that is bringing fresh catch to a market on the Duke University campus in Durham each week. The program is a partnership between Duke's student chapter of the American Fisheries Society and Carteret Catch.


For schedules and more information about the N.C. Seafood Festival, visit www.ncseafoodfestival.org. To learn more about Carteret Catch, visit www.carteretcatch.org. To learn more about Walking Fish, visit www.walking-fish.org.


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