New Orleans Seafood Festival | September 9 - 11, 2011

New Orleans is world-renowned for the taste and fresh quality of its seafood, much of which comes from the nearby Gulf of Mexico. Given that reputation, organizers of the New Orleans Seafood Festival felt there was no better place to hold such a festival and they turned it into a three-day event.  This year's 5th Annual New Orleans Seafood Festival will be held from Friday, September 9 through Sunday, September 11 in Lafayette Square, across from historic Gallier Hall on St. Charles Avenue in downtown New Orleans. The free festival features live entertainment, celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, local arts and crafts and world-famous cuisine from top New Orleans restaurants and caterers.  This year's participating restaurants and other food vendors, and their specialties, include: Acme Oyster House (shrimp po-boys, oyster po-boys) Remoulade (shrimp Cajun eggrolls, crawfish pie, meat pies, fried fruit pies) Café Giovanni (voodoo shrimp, chicken and sausage gumbo, strawberries and sweet cream) Drago's (charbroiled oysters) Galatoire's (shrimp remoulade, fried shrimp, BLT po-boys) Salt Water Grill (cochon de lait po-boys, crabcake salad with remoulade, crawfish and spinach boat) 7 on Fulton (seafood gumbo, seafood sausage po-boys) Broussard's (chilled seafood ceviche, bread pudding with Bananas Foster sauce) Serrano's Salsa Company (grilled fish tacos, crab cake sliders, passion burger sliders) Ninja Restaurant (soft shell crab po-boys and catfish po-boys, both served with spicy mayo) Grand Isle Restaurant (spicy shrimp, crab fritters) Although this year's musical lineup has not been completed, several acts have already been announced. They include Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters, Paul Varisco and the Milestones, The Revivalists and The Wise Guys. More musical acts will be posted as the information becomes available. Also featured at the festivals will be artists' booths vending the works of some of the New Orleans area's most talented craftspeople in jewelry, woodworks, textiles and more. Souvenir baseball caps, posters, T-shirts, aprons, jewelry and other memorabilia are on sale on the festival grounds. For more information go to their website at www.neworleansseafoodfestival.com.

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