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On June 13 and 14 in New Orleans there will be a celebration going on in the French Market, a celebration of Louisiana’s culture, seafood, music and Creole Tomatoes! The 2009 New Orleans Vieux to Do, three festivals, one weekend, one location and one heck of a good time!
“The Louisiana Seafood Festival is excited to once again partner with the French Market Creole Tomato Festival and the Cajun/Zydeco Festival,” said Ewell Smith, executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. “By hosting our festivals simultaneously, visitors can enjoy all three events inside the French Market.”
The 2009 Louisiana Seafood Festival has eleven food vendors serving up a variety of dishes that are certain to please festival goers. Louisiana shrimp, alligator, fish, blue crab or crawfish, the festival has it all. Visitors will see some Louisiana classics, such as Shrimp Etouffée from G.W. Fins, a Louisiana Fried Shrimp Platter from the Original New Orleans Sno-balls and Po’boys. For the more adventurous eater, there is Vietnamese Shrimp Toast with a Spicy Tomato Glaze from NOLA Restaurant and one of last year’s festival favorites from Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House, the Build Your own Creole Tomato!
While you are busy deciding which food booth to go to next, there will be plenty of great live music to keep you entertained. There will be two stages and two days of music, sponsored by the Cajun/Zydeco Festival. This year’s talent includes Amanda Shaw, Terrance Simien, Sunpie and the La. Sunspots, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys and many others.
Within the French Market Creole Tomato Festival, some of New Orleans’ chefs will be doing some entertaining of their own at the cooking demonstration stages. Chef Chris Montero of Bacco, Chef Glen Hogh of Vega Tapas and Chef Ryan Hughes of Café Degas are just a few of the chefs who will be showing off their culinary creations.
Sponsors for this year’s Louisiana Seafood Festival include the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau, OMNI BANK, Coca-Cola, Rouses Supermarkets and Budweiser.
The festivals will be open 11a.m. to 7 p.m. on both days. Festival entrance is free of charge and the entire family is welcome!
For more information, including the complete list of Louisiana Seafood Festival food vendors, menu items and the music schedule, please visit www.LouisianaSeafoodFestival.com <http://www.louisianaseafoodfestival.com/> or call 504-286-8735.
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