02-04-2025
Annual She-Crab Soup Classic brings Food Network celebrity chef to Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH — Savor some soup this weekend at the East Coast She-Crab Soup Classic.
The annual event is from noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 31st Street park at the Oceanfront.
Participants will be able to sample and cast votes for the Sean Brickell People's Choice Awards, while culinary experts specializing in regional cuisine will be announcing the Critics' Choice Awards. Food Network celebrity chef Tyler Florence will serve as guest judge on the panel.
Also, 'The Great Food Truck Race,' hosted by Florence, will be filming at the Oceanfront. Fans can visit food trucks starting at 11 a.m. The trucks will be parked along Atlantic Avenue in front of 31st Street park.
Participating restaurants include:
Tides Coastal Kitchen
Scotty Quixx East
Catch 31
Rockafellers
Yiannis
Tempt
Waterside Seafood Company
Citrus at Great Neck Road
CP Shuckers at Shore Drive
Blue Pete's
Tickets available at the door are not guaranteed. Tickets start at $30. To buy online or for more information, visit
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Patty Jenkins,
