Thinking outside the tent, Chowderfest organizers came up with “Chowder Month” as a pivot from the past festival scene that wouldn’t have mixed well with COVID concerns of social distancing this year. Labor Day weekend will launch a month full of the chowder that everyone craves, just spread out among the restaurants, along with online activities – even the cook-off voting will be accomplished online to register the tasting public’s favorites.

When the presenting Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce made the announcement, it answered a question many have…