Spatula Diaries: BR Chef shines at NOWFE – Sclafani brings accolades to Capital City cuisine

“A few days before Ruffino’s Executive Chef Peter Sclafani headed to the May 22-26 New Orleans Food and Wine Experience to compete in its annual chefs competition, he mentioned something I’ve heard recently from other Baton Rouge chefs,” writes 225 food blogger Maggie Heyn Richardson. “Despite their hard work, talent and accomplishments, Capital City restaurants still get short shrift in the national and statewide culinary media, which focuses more on New Orleans, and now, Lafayette. The Gateway to Cajun Country was recently named No. 1 in ‘Best of Food’ in Rand McNally’s ‘Best of the Road’ competition and was included in the top 10 food cities in the South in Southern Living‘s January 2012 issue. Those cities deserve their accolades, but the situation still leaves Sclafani scratching his head.” Find out more about how Sclafani plans to bring a food spotlight to Baton Rouge by clicking here.