A new seafood king will be crowned as 19 chefs from across the nation head to New Orleans for the 11th annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off Saturday. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70130). Tickets are $5 in advance and available at Whole Foods locations in New Orleans at Broad Street and Arabella Station, in Metairie at Veterans Memorial Boulevard and in Baton Rouge at Towne Center, or $10 at the door.
Participants in this year’s event will represent 19 states. Chef Aaron Burgau of Patois Restaurant in New Orleans is representing Louisiana. Earlier this month, he told 225 Dine that he’s confident and looking forward to competing against a group of America’s most talented chefs.
This year’s judges include Ben Pollinger, executive chef of Oceana in New York; Kris Moon of the James Beard Foundation; Barbara Mathias, co-publisher and vice president of Food Arts magazine; Brian West, chef-instructor at the Culinary Institute of America-San Antonio; and Susie Selby from Selby Winery.
