First Federal 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 DemonstrationsThe 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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