On November 2, nearly 150 people gathered at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum for “A Taste of the Sea,” an event hosted by FishSB, a local seafood marketing initiative. FishSB is a partnership between the Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region and the nonprofit group, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara (CFSB). The event was a benefit for CFSB and the Maritime Museum.
Four top chefs, James Sly of Sly’s restaurant, Michael Hutchings of Michael’s Catering, Mossin Sugich, Executive Chef at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club, and Roberto Lopez, Catering Chef at Santa Barbara City College, offered delectable tastings from the sea, including Sly’s heavenly mussel soup and Sugrich’s decadent sea urchin velouté. After a leisurely reception hour, where guests were able to mingle with each other and the chefs, guests were seated for an interesting cooking demonstration by Chef Michael Hutchings. To add to the excitement, the demo was being filmed for The Inn Crowd, which airs on KEYT.
Afterwards, commercial fishermen Mike McCorkle, Chris Voss, and Harry Liquornik and commercial fisherwoman Stephanie Mutz fielded questions from guests on their fascinating work.