Wharf Fest Returns to Fisherman's Wharf October 20, 2018, with New Chowder Judges, Ticket Contest

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wharf Fest, San Francisco's beloved waterfront festival, comes back for the sixth year in a row on October 20, 2018. The Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District is throwing the ultimate festival to celebrate San Francisco's historic waterfront district. Bay Area locals are invited to visit the district after the tourist season has ended and before San Francisco's fabulous fall climate fades away. This year's festival will include, for the sixth year, the popular Chowder Competition, a ticketed event. At the free street fair, festival-goers can visit approximately 50 booths of fine arts, crafts, and more. The festival takes place on two blocks of Little Embarcadero street, between Taylor Street and Powell Street. The festival overlooks the San Francisco Bay, the Pier 43 promenade, and Alcatraz Island.

At Wharf Fest's Chowder Competition, 12 restaurants of Fisherman's Wharf, California's chowder capital, will battle it out for the title of Best Chowder at Fisherman's Wharf. The Chowder Competition has become a San Francisco favorite and the pre-sale tickets sold out in early September. There will be 150, $30 tickets available at the festival the day-of. There will also be a contest run on http://www.SF.Funcheap.com for free tickets. The 2017 winners of the Chowder Competition were Fog Harbor Fish House, for the People's Choice award, and Cioppino's, for the Judges' Choice award. This year's panel of judges includes Ashley Mincey, a top three finalist from the most recent season of MasterChef, Heather Knight, columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, Peter Lawrence Kane, Editor-In-Chief for SF Weekly, and for the second year, Elaine Forbes, Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco, and J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, chief culinary advisor of Serious Eats and author of New York Times Best Seller, The Food Lab.

The following Fisherman's Wharf Restaurants will be competing in the Chowder Competition:

• Blue Mermaid Restaurant & Bar
• Boudin Bakery
• Cioppino's
• Fog Harbor Fish House
• Franciscan Crab Restaurant
• Lefty O'Douls Ballpark Buffet
• McCormick and Kuleto's
• Pescatore
• Pier Market Restaurant
• Swiss Louis Italian & Seafood Restaurant
• Tarantino's
• The Grotto

Wharf Fest is hosted by the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District and produced by Steven Restivo Event Services. Wharf Fest is sponsored by the Port of San Francisco.

Please visit WharfFest.com for more details.

ABOUT THE FISHERMAN'S WHARF COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT:
The Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District (FWCBD.com), a nonprofit organization, was founded in November of 2005 by the business and property owners of the San Francisco neighborhood. The district is funded through an annual assessment for 15 years from the property owners. The purpose of the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District is to preserve and enhance its vast San Francisco waterfront landscape and multi-cultural heritage, while integrating modern efficiencies to enrich the experience of visitors from both near and far.

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SOURCE Fisherman's Wharf Association of San Francisco