The Beach Haven Chowder Cook-Off weekend, scheduled for Oct. 4 and 5, will bring some new flavors to the competition expected to draw thousands of festival goers to the Taylor Avenue ball field.

Twelve restaurants are signed up, six in each category of white and red, all differently motivated – be it a desire to gain experience, to be part of a community tradition or for the pure fun of it.

“Our main reason for signing up was to be part of the community and get to experience the event,” according to Dylan Walenciak, general manager of Beach Haven’s…