trail Events

August 01, 2010 - September 30, 2010

COOLinary New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

During COOLinary, famous restaurants around the city offer specially priced summer menus. Good food for a good deal? Both locals and out-of-towners alike love COOLinary. Learn about participating restaurants at www.nomcvb.com/restaurants.

August 14, 2010 - October 24, 2010 | Concerts begin at 6:30pm each Saturday Night

Jazz’n the Vines - Outdoor Concert Series

Pontchartrain Vineyards - Bush, LA

Don’t miss the outdoor concert series—and tasty wines—at Pontchartrain Vineyards.  Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $10. Bring your lawn chairs and plan on picnicking with food from Windfield Farms. Here’s the lineup:

 

Aug. 14 Chuck Cavette and the All Stars

Aug. 28 Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders

Sept. 11 Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots

Sept. 25 Larry Garner

Oct. 9 Benny Grunch & the Bunch

Oct. 23 Louisiana Purchase

                                                                       

Learn about Pontchartrain Vineyeards at www.pontchartrainvineyards.com.

September 18, 2010 - September 19, 2010

Louisiana Gator Fest

Mandeville, LA

Enjoy a weekend of gator gastronomy! The weekend features a gator cook-off; delicious foods such as alligator piquante, broiled seafood, jambalaya, and more; live entertainment; and arts and crafts. Get the scoop at louisianagatorfest.com.

October 08, 2010 - October 10, 2010

Bridge City Gumbo

Bridge City, LA

Bridge City's "world famous" Gumbo is cooked daily at the festival grounds and over 2000 gallons of both seafood and chicken/sausage gumbo will be prepared for our visitors during the festival.

A variety of other native Louisiana cooking such as jambalaya, New Orleans style red beans and rice with sausage as well as hamburgers, hot dogs, onion mums, homemade cakes and candies, funnel cakes and many delicious surprises will also be available.

The 2010 Bridge City Gumbo Festival invites all crafters to rent booth space at our festival.

For more information visit Bridge City Gumbo Festival.

Free cajun recipes, Free Creole recipes

Where to Eat

Chastain’s Food & Spirits

Try a brisket poboy. They smoke the brisket on site. They also serve all sorts of seafood, including fresh shucked oysters. 3922 Ryan St., 337.474.4700.