First Federal
Education Program

through out the festival grounds
Saturday & Sunday
10 am - 5 pm

Chef Demonstrations
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe & Elwha River Casino
Marine & Environmental Education Area
Children's Prgram

Enjoy demonstrations by celebrity chefs at the Gateway Pavilion. Step into the Fiero Marine Life Center for a hands on workshop. Visit with organizations such as the Olympic Coast Marine Sanctuary in the Environmental Education Area, or bring your family to take part inthe Children's Program organized by the Boys & Girls Club of the OlympicPeninsula.

Chef Demonstrations

The Olympic Peninsula is rich with culinary treasure, and this year the culinary demonstrations move to the new Gateway Center, with kitchen provided by Olympic Restaurant Equipment.
Demonstrations will be held every hour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Special Guest

In addition to all of the great chefs and food and wine experts we are very excited to welcome John Sarich one of the most recognized chefs and authors in the Northwest.  The James Beard Award Winning Chef, John brings over twenty-five years of culinary experience to the world of food. John joined Washington's Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in 1976, and his enthusiasm and knowledge of the wines and food of the area is unsurpassed. He conducts cooking classes, wine and food tastings, wine dinners and special events throughout the US and internationally. He also presents training seminars and classes for wine and food professionals and aficionados around the world.

In 1980, John left Chateau Ste Michelle to pursue his dream of owning a restaurant. He founded Seattle's acclaimed Adriatica Restaurant and later opened Dalmacija Ristoran in Seattle Pike Place Market. While at Adriatica, John was selected by Esquire magazine as one of the country's "hot new chefs" and listed by The Seattle Times as one of the city's top five chefs.

After returning to Chateau Ste Michelle as Culinary Director, John hosted the Emmy-nominated cooking show Taste of the Northwest for four years. His first of several cookbooks, John Sarich's Food & Wine of the Pacific Northwest was published in 1993. John is just finishing his next book.

Chef Demonstration Schedule

Saturday

11am   Pat Allen, Port Angeles    Dungeness crab and avocado, apple salad w/ truffle oil. and seared wild jack mackerel salmon, blue cheese/bacon yukon patty, little skookum oyster Rockefeller
Pat Allen has a wide range of food experience, from Hawaii to the mainland. He started at Bella Italia and has worked in a variety of restaurants, including being the chef at Michael’s Divine Dining.

12pm  Dave Long, Oven Spoonful – Port Angeles
Mt. Townsend Trailhead Gougeres filled with Dungeness Crab Salad
Dave Long is a chef and owner of Oven Spoonful, a local catering company (www. ovenspoonful.com). Upon graduating from culinary school, Dave learned his skills in some of Seattle’s finest restaurants including Fullers, the Alexis Hotel and the Greenlake Grill.

1pm   Arran Stark, Brassica Restaurant - Port Townsend  
Filet and Prepare a Salmon
Arran Stark is the owner of Brassica Restaurant (www.brassicarestaurant.com) in Port Townsend. He started his formal culinary career as an American Culinary Federation apprentice
at Atlanta’s Le Petite Auberge. He then accepted a position at the famed Le Clos at Chateau Elan with French Master Chef Bernard Goupy.
Other national restaurants followed, then Arran and his wife moved to Port Townsend, where their dreams of a sustainable farm to table business took root in the form of Cultivated Palette Catering, followed
by the launch of Brassica Restaurant.

2pm   Les Chan, Victoria BC Hot & Sour Soup with Crab
Les Chan is an inspiring chef and cooking instructor from Victoria, British Columbia. He is sure to entertain the crowd with his sharp wit and on-going commentary.

3pm    John Sarich, Culinary Director - Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville Amazing Dungeness Crab
John Sarich, one of the most recognized chefs and authors in the Northwest, is our special guest chef. He is the culinary director of Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery (www.ste-michelle.com). See his
bio on the top of this page.

4:30pm    Chris Tanghe & James Lechner from Elevage, Seattle      Food and Wine Pairing
Chris Tanghe and James Lechner are certified sommeliers who own Elevage, a wine-consulting business in Seattle www.elevagewine.com).
Elevage works on building wine programs and managing personal wine cellars.        

Sunday                      

11am  Red Lion Chef - Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles 

12pm   Les Chan – Victoria BC Hot & Sour Soup with Crab
Les Chan is an inspiring chef and cooking instructor from Victoria, British Columbia. He is sure to entertain the crowd with his sharp wit and on-going commentary.

1pm     Dick Sieger - Olympic Peninsula Mycological Association  Collecting, Identifying, and Cooking Wild Mushrooms
Dick Sieger of the Olympic Peninsula Mycological Association is the leading expert on mushrooms on the Olympic Peninsula.

2pm     Steve McNabb, Executive Chef at the Saltery Lodge, Alaska
 Crab Cannelloni with herb crepes, fresh Dungeness crab filling, baked in a fire roasted tomato sauce and topped with a roasted garlic cream             
Steve McNabb is a former student of the Port Angeles Skills Center. Steve grew up working with many local chefs, worked in Seattle restaurants, and this season he was executive chef at the Saltery Lodge, one of Southeast Alaska’s newest and most exclusive fishing lodges (www. salterylodge.com).

3pm    Tom Heintz - Sauer Kraut Restaurant, Sequim  Bouillabaisse
Tom Heintz is the chef and owner of The Sauer Kraut German Deli, Bakery & Café (www. thesauerkraut.com). Tom completed his culinary
degree and was the catering chef at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia. He has worked in several Northwest restaurants before starting the The Sauer Kraut in Sequim this year.

4pm    Katrina Leslie - Toga's Soup House, Port Angeles
Savory Dungeness Crab, Leek and Chanterelle Quiche
Katrina Leslie has baked professionally for more than nine years. She has worked at Seattle’s Urban Bakery, The Honeybear and Zoka’s Coffee House. Her desserts are now featured at Toga’s Soup House Deli & Gourmet.

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
& Elwha River Casino

Immerse yourself in the cultural history of Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe.
The tribe will be showcasing many of the projects it has in the works, hold singing and dancing performances both days of the festival and have artwork on display.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe events will be located on Lincoln Street, in the area between the Gateway Transit Center and Parker Paint.
Music & Art - The Elwha Dance Group will perform several times on Saturday at their booth area on Lincoln Street, and again on Sunday at
the main entertainment stage at the Crab Central Pavilion. Coast Salish artwork created by local Lower Elwha Klallam artists will be on display
and available for purchase.
Projects - Folks will be on staff to discuss many of the projects the tribe is working on, including the Elwha River dam removal project, salmon
restoration, the new hatchery, the Valley Road project, and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s Heritage Center — just to name a few!
The Elwha River dams — the 108-foot Elwha Dam and the 210-foot Glines Canyon dam — were constructed in the early 1900s
without fish ladders, preventing salmon from migrating upsteam to spawn. Removal of the two dams, scheduled to begin in 2011, is the nation’s largest dam removal to date. It will restore the river to its natural freeflowing state, allowing salmon and other anadromous fish to once again reach habitat and spawning grounds. The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe has lived on the river for over 2,700 years. In fact, Port Angeles was once home to a huge village called Tse-whit-zen, which was unearted in 2003 and is one of the largest and oldest Native American villages found in the nation.
Elwha River Casnio & Shuttle -
The Elwha River Casino, which is owned and operated by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, will host a Pendleton Prize Pack giveaway and sell crab-themed items in its booth. The casino opened in March and features more than 100 electronic slot machines, a full-service deli and a barista bar.
During Crab Fest, the casino will provide a free shuttle service between the festival grounds and the nearby casino.
Shuttles will leave from the festival every hour beginning at noon on Friday and Saturday. They will arrive at the casino 25 minutes later.
Shuttles will leave from the casino every half hour beginning at 12:30 p.m. and arrive at the festival 25 minutes later.
On Saturday, the last shuttle will leave the Elwha River Casino at 8:30 p.m. and arrive back at the festival at 8:55 p.m.
On Sunday, the last shuttle will leave the casino at 5:30 p.m. and arrive at the festival at 5:55 p.m.

 

Marine Education

Take a trip beneath the ocean without getting wet at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary’s Discovery Center, located adjacent to the City Pier on the second floor of The Landing Mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave.
The center is run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration (NOAA) and will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. While there, you can view information about the coast, Washington’s maritime heritage, marine life and preservation.
Hop into the Deepworker Theater for a few minutes to see actual underwater videos produced and narrated by sanctuary researchers.

To get an up close view of marine life, stop by the Feiro Marine Life Center, a nonprofit public aquarium located on the City Pier, which will also be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The center is a partnership between Peninsula College and the City of Port Angeles.
Visitors can spend hours observing the obvious— and not so obvious — marine life in the many tanks at the center. Come on in and have a look at the sea cucumbers, basket stars, rock fish, sponges, gunnels, sculpins, scallops, tubeworms and more. The center will also host special exhibits for the weekend and will provide children’s crafts in
the center’s classroom. (See next page.) Admission to both centers is free.

Environmental Education

The North Olympic Peninsula is quite literally an outdoor paradise, with the rugged Olympic Mountains and forests to the south, and the picturesque coastline along the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the north.
Port Angeles Harbor, Dungeness Bay and numerous other sites up and down the coast are home to the world famous Dungeness Crab, as well as clams, oysters, several species of salmon and more. However, this paradise has its problems. Contamination periodically shuts down
shellfish harvesting in coastal waters. Over fishing and damage to spawning habitat have significantly reduced the once amazing salmon
runs of the Olympic Peninsula. Come and learn about the many efforts that are underway locally to restore salmon runs, improve water quality, save endangered species, and improve our local crab and shellfish fisheries all in one spot.
These organizations will be gathered inside
the Education Pavilion set up on City Pier:
• Beach Watchers of Clallam County
• Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
• Feiro Marine Life Center
• Olympic Environmental Council
• City of Port Angeles
• Olympic National Park

Join some of the local stewards to learn how to enjoy, appreciate, and protect the Pacific Northwest. Organizations such as the Fiero Marine Life Center and the Olympic Environmental Council will be have hands on activities, or visit with the experts and find out how you can help.

Childrens Program

This year, there will be several activities to entertain the smaller members of your family. Many of the events at the Crab Festival
focus around the native environment, animals and sea life. This year organizers are introducing a program to educate the future
stewards of the Pacific Northwest: the kids. The Children’s Program, organized by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, will offer an area for the kids to feel comfortable at the festival. Stop by their booth to get information on family crafts and find out more about some of the environmental education geared towards the kids.
Join us Sunday for the “Small Fry Series,” where kids can pull up a piece of carpet to hear stories from the Elwha storytellers, learn about the marine life around them, and find out what it takes to care for their surroundings.
Kids who get their card stamped when visiting the Environmental Education Area will get a prize and are entered into a drawing.
Weather permitting, there will also be an interactiveChalk Art Project on Sunday.
For more fun, stop by the Feiro Marine Life Center on Saturday or Sunday, where children can decorate fish cut-outs as part of the Fish on the Fence fundraiser project for the marine center. Fish on the Fence will ultimately be a streaming display of the marine life decorated and mounted on the fence around The Landing mall, all while raising money for the center in the process. Children can decorate a small herring for
just $5. Kids can also create a “fish printing” for free at the marine center. Using a rubber fish and paint, you can create an interesting print on paper. Or if you bring a T-shirt, you can print the fish on the shirt.
Other activities will also be available at the marine center’s classroom...

 

 

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