September 29th, 2016 — Large crowds are expected to flood the Morehead City Waterfront during this years North Carolina Seafood Festival. The festival begins Friday and lasts throughout the weekend. Restaurants are already preparing fresh local seafood for the three day event.
Chef Fabian Botta is the head chef at waterfront restaurant Ruddy Duck Tavern. Chef Botta is a veteran to the seafood festival and knows a thing or two about seafood.
He said an event such as this requires several months of planning.
“We’ll serve in three days about 1,500 to 2,000 pounds of shrimp. The shrimp harvest has been great so far so we’re going to take advantage of it,” Chef Botta said.
The shrimp Chef Botta will be serving is courtesy of Pamlico Packing Company in Vandemere North Carolina.