Chefs from around Louisiana will dish out everything from cookie butter crepes to pulled pork poutine at the Louisiana Street Food Festival in downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday.
The festival—in its first year—is being held in advance of the Louisiana Marathon on Sunday, 225 Dine reports. It’s being hosted by New Orleans-based My House Social, the company responsible for Tin Roof Brewing’s food truck roundups.
My House Social COO Danielle Lee tells 225 Dine her company bridges the gap between indie chefs and culinary enthusiasts, giving the chefs access to private and public events while taking the operations and logistics component off their proverbial plates.
“For a few years, we have envisioned an event that would gather street food chefs from around the state to convene in one location for a one-day eating frenzy,” Lee says of the idea behind the new festival.
Chefs were able to apply to participate and were chosen based on regional representation and menu items, with an eye toward variety in offerings across the festival. Nearly two dozen chefs and vendors from across Louisiana will be participating, include locals such as Mr. Ronnie’s Famous Hot Donuts, Louisiana Lemonade, and Chef Ryan Andre, who is teaming up with The Cajun Spoon to dish out soft-shell crab gumbo, pork belly okonomiyaki and kung pao chicken.
The Louisiana Street Food Festival is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of the Raising Cane’s River Center on South River Road. The Lost Bayou Rambler will perform from 1 to 3 p.m.
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