2015 King of Louisiana Seafood Michael Brewer, pictured here (left) with Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, will compete in next weekend’s Great American Seafood Cook-Off. Photo courtesy of Louisiana Seafood
The 12th annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off is right around the corner.
The event takes place Saturday, Aug. 8, at 11:45 a.m. at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. A dozen chefs from throughout the country will compete for the title of America’s Best Seafood Chefs.
Cooking begins at noon. Each chef will have one hour to create and plate his dish. Winners will be announced at 4:50 p.m.
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The competition will be streamed live at GreatAmericanSeafoodCookOff.com. Tickets are also available at all Louisiana Whole Foods locations for $5 and $10 at the door.
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Cory Bahr, 2011 cook-off competitor of chef/owner of Cotton and Nonna in Monroe, will serve as master of ceremonies for the fourth consecutive year. Chef Randy Cheramie, executive director of the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University, will officiate over the competition as the “chef ref.”
Check out the competitors:
Alabama: George Reis of Ocean
Alaska: Beau Schooler of The Rookery Café
Florida: Jim Shirley of The Bay
Georgia: Adam Evans of The Optimist
Louisiana: Michael Brewer of The Sammich
Maine: Chris Hart of The Blaine House
Mississippi: Ty Thames of Restaurant Tyler
New Jersey: Bryan Gregg of Escape Montclair
Oklahoma: Kurt Fleischfresser of Vast
Oregon: Doug Adams of Imperial
South Carolina: Ron Andrews of Bray’s Island Plantation
Texas: Brian West of Smoke, The Restaurant