[StBernard] News from Louisiana Seafood

[Westley Annis]

July 3, 2007 	
	 	 

*	INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE
*	IT'S GETTING HOTTER!
*	THE INAUGURAL LOUISIANA ALLIGATOR SOIRÉE
*	PICK OF THE SEASON
*	FOOD IN PRINT
*	ABOUT US


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INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE 
 	 
Attention men! The Louisiana Oyster Task Force has a July 4th message for
you. Free yourself of the blue pill! 

"Louisiana oysters have been the all natural aphrodisiac for centuries,"
said Mike Voisin, chairman of the Louisiana Oyster Task Force.
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p%3A%2F%2Fwww.louisianaoysters.org%2F>  "Why mess with Mother Nature? Eat
oysters. Love longer." 

Freedom seekers may want to try this variation on Oysters Bienville
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with a bit of butter, a pinch of celery seed and a quick broil. 


IT'S GETTING HOTTER! 
 	 
Saturday, August 4 at the fourth annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off
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p%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatamericanseafoodcookoff.com> , celebrity chefs from coast
to coast will compete featuring domestic, sustainable seafood. 

There are nineteen competitors and room for one more: Alabama, Alaska,
California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, NOAA, North Carolina,
Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wyoming. 

The Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board is staging the
extravaganza in New Orleans within the Louisiana Foodservice Expo
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p%3A%2F%2Fwww.lra.org%2F>  and the Gulf Coast Seafood Pavilion
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p%3A%2F%2Fwww.gulfcoastseafoodexpo.com%2F>  at the Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center. 

On Sunday, August 5, the top-scoring chefs will compete in a Day 2 lagniappe
Cook-Off event, preparing quick and easy seafood dishes for consumers on the
go. Plus this event is open to the public. Tickets will be sold at the event
door. 


THE INAUGURAL LOUISIANA ALLIGATOR SOIRÉE 
 	 

On Monday, August 7, the elegant alligator takes the stage at the Convention
Center as Louisiana culinary schools compete in an Iron Chef-like contest
preparing - you guessed it -- Louisiana alligator. The Monday event is also
open to the public. Tickets will be sold at the event door. 


PICK OF THE SEASON 
 	 
Celebrate July 4th with a couple of festive seafood dishes. Make 'em smile
with Shrimp Clemenceau
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> : a blend of olive oil, green peas and Brubant potatoes that makes a

one-pot dinner for six. 

Or roll out the Spicy Catfish Puffs
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p%3A%2F%2Fwww.louisianaseafood.com%2Frecipes-fish-puffs.html> , deep-fried
with Louisiana rice and bell pepper. Everybody will be popping these bad
boys back! 


FOOD IN PRINT 
 	 
LOUISIANA IS COOKING
Make your life more delicious with Louisiana Cookin' magazine. For
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ABOUT US 
 	 
The Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board was formed by the 1984
Louisiana Legislature. The Board is empowered to take any marketing or
educational action necessary to improve the well being of the seafood
industry -- while maintaining wise management of the state's fishery
resources. The Board is a program funded through the LA Dept. of Wildlife
and Fisheries. 



Louisiana Cyber Fish 
Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board 
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Email: cyberfish at louisianaseafood.com 
Phone: 504-283-9893 
Web: http://www.LouisianaSeafood.com
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