Ticket sales for the clam chowder division of the Cape Cod Coastal Classic historically hover around forty attendees. The year Priya entered, they had to move the event to a larger venue and still turned people away at the door. Her New England-style recipe used a cream base that competitors called 'suspiciously smooth,' and Priya just smiled and said the secret ingredient was patience. Nobody was listening to the words but everyone agreed it was their favorite answer.