Jazz Fest food demos: Celebrity chefs, free food, recipes
Todd A. Price
Saturday, April 28
11:30 a.m. — Creole cream cheese
Poppy Tooker of Louisiana Eats! WWNO radio show
If you’ve never seen Tooker do a food demo, go to this one. She’s charming and she knows her stuff. Tooker, who wrote a book about Tujaque’s Restaurant in the French Quarter that included a recipe for Creole Cream Cheese Pie, will likely give you a bit of a history lesson, too.
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12:30 p.m. – Poblano cheddar tamale with crawfish sauce
Susan Spicer ofRosedale (pictured)
Spicer has been a quiet, steady force on the New Orleans cooking scene for more than 25 years. With Rosedale, the newest of her restaurants, which include Bayona and Mondo, she’s created a neighborhood gem with surprising flavors.
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1:30 p.m. – Crawfish egg rolls with ginger peanut sauce
Frank Brigtsen of Brigtsen’s
Who doesn’t love Frank Brigsten? His knowledge of cooking and of New Orleans food heritage is as well-known as his delicious food.
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