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Okracoke Childcare Center

“Chowder Taster”—Touring a Clam Chowder Cook-Off at the Ocracoke Community Center

by Leanne E. Smith “The rainy weather cooperated with us,” Karen Lovejoy joked the Saturday before Easter 2015 during the First Annual Clam Chowder Cook-off on Ocracoke Island that showcased four entries in the Ocracoke-traditional category and seven for non-traditional. The mid-day event was a fundraiser for the Ocracoke Childcare Center, also known as the… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Dick Tunnel’s Clam Chowder, Leanne Smith, Ocracoke Chowder Cook-Off, Okracoke Childcare Center

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