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Hungry? Visit the Roadfood Festival, Saturday And Sunday, March 27 & 28 2010, French Quarter, New Orleans.

March 26th, 2010 by • Related • Filed Under

Jane and Michael Stern–the authors of the long-running Roadfood series of books and a great website, all focused on dining in unexpectedly delicious joints all over America–are lending their name and presence to this loose festival on Royal Street this Saturday and Sunday.

 Admission is free to all the goings-on, with food being sold from twenty vendors. It sort of like the French Quarter festival except that many of the vendors will have roadfood from other parts of the country. Seafood chowder from the Maine Diner, for example, and barbecue from Texas. Lots of stuff from Cajun country. Part of the fun includes the making and subsequent eating of the World’s Longest Oyster Poor Boy.

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Photo courtesy of http://www.neworleansroadfoodfestival.com/

 Along the way, Anthony and Gail Uglesich will be honored. These famous local restaurateurs will come out of retirement to cook and serve Shrimp Uggie–one of their legendary dishes. All of this runs from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. till 6 p.m. Sunday. The oyster loaf will be assembled Saturday midday, and be ready for eating by about 12:30. On Sunday, there’s a beignet-eating contest at noon in the 400 block of Royal (near Brennan’s).

For more information, visit the festival’s site here! 


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Graduating from the University of Georgia in 1972 with a degree in Food Science and Business, Joe served 25 years in the hotel industry with a major national brand and had the opportunity to direct hotel operations in a number of mid-sized and large resorts and hotels. Over the years, he served as Director of Housekeeping, Director of Food and Beverage and as General Manager. He is a certified hotel administrator and holds numerous certificates in food service and hotel management. Joe and his wife Bebe are beginning their ninth year of operation at the Avenue Inn Bed and Breakfast.

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