CHESTERTOWN — Winners of the Chestertown Rotary Club’s 2025 Soup & Sip competition are Watershed Alley of Chestertown for best Maryland crab soup and The Flying Decoy of Rock Hall for best cream of crab soup.
Thomas Kaylor accepted on behalf of Watershed Alley and Chris Golder accepted on behalf of The Flying Decoy.
Awards were presented by committee members Jamie Williams and Beverly Birkmire.
This was the eighth edition of the event, which was held Oct. 25 at Chester River Yacht & Country Club, near Chestertown.
The winners received a plaque to display in their restaurant.
Ten local restaurants participated: The Kitchen at the Imperial, Luisa’s Cucina Italiana, Osprey Point, Molly’s Restaurant, Harbor Shack, Watershed Alley, Deep Blue at Kitty Knight, The Flying Decoy, The Fish Whistle and Chester River Yacht & Country Club.
Sponsors and supporters included Eastman Specialties Corporation, Angelica Nurseries Inc., The Dixon Group, The Peoples Bank, Eastern Shore Financial Services, Upper Shore Regional Council, WCTR Radio, Tidewater Trader, Kent County News, The Chestertown Spy, The Evening Enterprise, Kent County Crier, Heron Point of Chestertown, Frank Rhodes Furniture, JH Silcox Engineering & Drafting, Twigs & Teacups, David A. Bramble Inc., Chesapeake Bank & Trust, Bespoke Chocolate, Happy Grass Lawn Care and Landscaping, Coldwell Banker, Red Acres Hydroponics, Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home and Bartlett Tree Experts.
Two large baskets filled with wine and wine- and soup-related items — all donated by Chestertown Rotary Club members — were raffled.
Proceeds benefit Kent County Public Schools’ visual arts programs.
To learn more about Rotary and how you can join the Chestertown club, contact Stew Seitz at seitz0724@gmail.com.
