Du Jour: LCI students race to Cannes

The Louisiana Culinary Institute is in the throes of its annual Race to Cannes cooking competition, in which top students vie for a spot on the American Pavilion cooking team at the Cannes Film Festival in France this May. The LCI has held the local competition since 2009, giving the winning student an opportunity to cook at the main gathering spot for Americans at the famed event. The Race to Cannes victor will help prep more than 1,000 meals a day and cater parties, press events, receptions and luncheons. Read more about this exciting competition by clicking here.