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780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 675px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 865px,(min-width: 80em) 622px,865px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=557 620w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=700 780w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=605 675w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=774 865w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=557 622w" ></div> </a> </figure> </header> <div class="excerpt"> The sound of sizzling bacon, boiling potatoes and clam chowder-themed songs filled the air at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on a sunny and mild Saturday along with an amalgam of savory smells emanating from the work of the 43 teams of amateur cooks competing for prizes and glory at the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-off. </div> </div> <figure> <div class="image-wrapper"><a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/22/amateur-cooks-clash-ladles-at-santa-cruz-clam-chowder-cook-off/" ><img alt="Michael and Margie Morgan of Sacramento are longtime chowder makers and first-time competitors at the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off held Saturday and Sunday. (Aric Sleeper - Santa Cruz Sentinel)" title="Michael and Margie Morgan of Sacramento are longtime chowder makers and first-time competitors at the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off held Saturday and Sunday. (Aric Sleeper - Santa Cruz Sentinel)" subtitle="" class=" size-article_feature" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 1020px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 1280px,(min-width: 80em) 1860px,1860px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=557 620w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=700 780w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=915 1020w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=1146 1280w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-ASCHOWDUH-0223-WBOX-01_220205765.jpg?w=1665 1860w" ></a></div> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="feature-bottom"> <article class=" feature-small archive-view has-image 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