Trail Blog

August 05, 2010

This Weekend! Great American Seafood Cook-Off

Combine tasty domestic seafood with a little healthy competition from up-and-coming and established chefs around the country and you’ve got the Great American Seafood Cook-Off. Held this weekend, Aug. 7 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, the event will be hosted by Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin and Louisiana’s own chef John Folse.

Chefs from at least 14 different states will be cooking on Saturday and closing ceremonies begin at 4:30 p.m. Before the ceremonies, check out the international shrimp peeling competition.

On Sunday, Aug. 8, the Louisiana Seafood Soiree runs from noon until 3:30 p.m. and the competition features Louisiana culinary schools and Louisana seafood. There will also be panel discussions throughout the day touching on perceptions of Gulf seafood, seafood safety, and marketing and tourism.

Tickets are a very reasonable $5 for single-day admission. Get all the details here: www.greatamericanseafoodcookoff.com.