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Inaugural Popcorn Bowl at Monument Square
Date: 9/27/2012 Album ID: 1540400
Photos by Gordon Chibroski
Local restaurants' chefs made a variety of popcorn for celebrity judges to taste to promote the Pine Tree Council's Annual Popcorn sale.
Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer:  On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 the Inaugural Popcorn Bowl at Monument Square included local restaurants' chefs who made a variety of popcorn for celebrity judges to taste and pick a winner to promote the Pine Tree Council's Annual Popcorn sale by Boyscouts. Here, Chef Christian Gordon of Sea Dog Brewing Company gets the trophy and a handshake from Boyscout and judge, Robert Gonneville, Troop 311, Saco, as judge, Erin Ovalle applaudes the event. The winning entry was Truffle flavored Popcorn.
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Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer:  On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 the Inaugural Popcorn Bowl at Monument Square included local restaurants' chefs who made a variety of popcorn for celebrity judges to taste and pick a winner to promote the Pine Tree Council's Annual Popcorn sale by Boyscouts.  Here, Chef Christian Gordon of Sea Dog Brewing Company gets the trophy from Boyscout and judge, Robert Gonneville, Troop 311, Saco, as judge, Erin Ovalle applaudes the event. The winning entry was Truffle flavored Popcorn.
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Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer:  On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 the Inaugural Popcorn Bowl at Monument Square included local restaurants' chefs who made a variety of popcorn for celebrity judges to taste and pick a winner to promote the Pine Tree Council's Annual Popcorn sale by Boyscouts. Here, Retired Chair of the Southern Maine Community College Culinary Department, right, announces the winner as other judges, Erin Ovalle, WMTW, Channel 8, left, and Robert Gonneville, 10, Boy Scourt Troop 311, Saco look on.
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Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer:  On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 the Inaugural Popcorn Bowl at Monument Square included local restaurants' chefs who made a variety of popcorn for celebrity judges to taste and pick a winner to promote the Pine Tree Council's Annual Popcorn sale by Boyscouts. Two of the judges, Retired Chair of Southern Maine Community College Culinary Departmant, left and Boy Scout Robert Gonneville, 10, Troop 311, Saco discuss the winning entries.
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Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer:  On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 the Inaugural Popcorn Bowl at Monument Square included local restaurants' chefs who made a variety of popcorn for celebrity judges to taste and pick a winner to promote the Pine Tree Council's Annual Popcorn sale by Boyscouts. Here, Nick Stratis, asst. to the Sous Chef at Zapoteca Restaurant and Tequileria, boxes a special flavor made from roasted peanuts, granola, Agave Necter and Ghost Chiles. Hot, Hot, Hot! It did not win however. The winner was a Truffle Popcorn from Sea Dog Brewing Company. Chef Christian Gordon, left, works on his winning entry.
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Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer:  On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 the Inaugural Popcorn Bowl at Monument Square included local restaurants' chefs who made a variety of popcorn for celebrity judges to taste and pick a winner to promote the Pine Tree Council's Annual Popcorn sale by Boyscouts. Here, Chef Christian Gordon of the Sea Dog Brewing Company mixes his batch of Truffle Popcorn, the eventual winner of the event.
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Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer:  On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 the Inaugural Popcorn Bowl at Monument Square included local restaurants' chefs who made a variety of popcorn for celebrity judges to taste and pick a winner to promote the Pine Tree Council's Annual Popcorn sale by Boyscouts. Here, Erin Ovalle of Channel 8 WMTW, one of four judges,  tastes one of the entries as Boyscout judge, Robert Gonneville, 10, Troop 311 in Saco, left, tries to make his decision.
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