Chefs from 10 Maine restaurants gathered last week to participate in the Lobster Chef of the Year competition.
Chef Cullen Stileski from Ugly Duckling at Rising Tide won the Judges’ Selection award with a Lobster Puff made with duck fat-poached Maine lobster in a black pepper gougère with crispy prosciutto, pickled onion, brown butter “béarnaise”.
Chef Sam Helmke from Sur Lie earned People’s Choice award with a dish of Lobster tacos made with Maine-style lobster salad, corn tortillas, sweet chili, avocado, breakfast radish, tobiko.