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In 1939, Portland chef George Miller was crowned Maine’s Chowder King And that's just for starters. More than 80 years later, his descendents tell all about Miller's glorious victory for New England-style clam chowder. Photo courtesy of Caren Michel Sometimes, after a story is published, writers get pleasant surprises. That happened Sunday Feb. 28, the day a story I wrote about clam chowder appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram. The story included a few paragraphs about a 1939 clam chowder cookoff at the Lafayette Hotel in Portland, and the children’s book recently written about the event by local author Anna Crowley Redding. That afternoon, I received a tweet from Maine artist Caren Michel, who said she is the granddaughter of the chef who won the contest.