Crystal Cajun Cook-Off
Click here for 2007's Award Winning Recipes
When:
Saturday, January 19, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Food Sampling from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where:
Casa Loma Ballroom - 3354 Iowa at Cherokee
For your convenience shuttle service will be available round trip from the Soulard neighborhood
What:
Ten professional and ten amateur chefs compete in respective categories for the title of best Cajun/Creole dish. Attendees are provided four food tickets and unlimited samples of Bud Light and Pepsi products. Watch chefs prepare their dishes while enjoying live music by Spur. Additional food samples are available for purchase at $1 per sample. Ticket holders receive a recipe booklet featuring the recipes of each of the chefs featured in last year's competition. You must be 21 and older to attend.
Download a Contestant Application to get in on the Cook-Off.
*Due to St. Louis City Health Department regulations and policies, attendees are not permitted to sample foods prepared by competitive chefs. Mardi Gras Inc. contracts with an outside caterer who prepares samples for attendees.
Cost:
Tickets are $25.00 in advance and $30.00 on the day of the event. Each ticket holder will receive a coupon good for a "free" bottle of Crystal Hot Sauce! Tickets purchased after Jan. 14th will be available for pickup at will call at the Mad Art Gallery.
Congratulations to the 2008 Winners:
- Click here for the 2008 Crystal Cajun Cook-Off Winners
Congratulations to the 2007 Winners:
Professional
- First Place: Mark & Patty Johnson - Hot Plate Dinner Parties
- Second Place: Scott Brown & Jamie Luckey - Tanner B's
- Third Place: Joshua Galliano - An American Place
Amateurs
- First Place: Doug & Debbie Searcy
- Second Place: Dean Gallagher & Shane McVay
- Third Place: Maureen & Frank Castulik
