September 19, 2019 | Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

September 19, 2019

Congratulations to Chef Sean McCree who heads up the kitchens at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas. His dish (seared sea scallops over roasted corn grits with tomato bacon cream sauce and fried crawfish tails) took Best of Show at the 2019 Soirée Royale earlier this week. His dish was in one of the categories I judged that night, and it was truly outstanding. I will see if I can cajole the recipe out of him and share it in the upcoming November/December edition of the magazine.

This weekend: I judge the cooking competition portion of the Battle of the Badges at Lafayette Square Saturday morning here in New Orleans. There are ten cookoff teams participating, and I am eagerly awaiting the taste treat ahead of me. I suspect that some of the dishes will top anything I've tasted as judge at various professional chef competitions!

Also this weekend: numerous food-related festivals around the state. The weather speculators are predicting highs in the 80s, which is quite cool compared to the last 6 weeks or so, so get out and enjoy yourself.

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Enjoy this week's recipes, share them with family and friends, and, as always, let me know what's on your mind. Have a great weekend.

Best regards,

Susan

Susan Ford, Publisher and Editorial Director

Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

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