AUGUSTA (AP) — Two of Maine’s top chefs will represent the state at the Great American Seafood Cook-off in Louisiana this summer.
In response to a challenge by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to appoint a chef to represent Maine, Gov. Paul LePage appointed Chef Melissa Bouchard and her assistant, Chef Clifford Pickett, as “Team Maine” for the competition.
Bouchard and Pickett will compete against other toplevel professional chefs from around the country on Aug. 11 for the title of “King/Queen of American Seafood.”
Both work at DiMillo’s on the Water in Portland.
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