Get on Board: The Latest in Louisiana Seafood Event to be Held at LCI

OnJuly 10th, from 9am to 12pm, Louisiana Sea Grant will host a collection of chefs, fishermen, and seafood professionals at Louisiana Culinary Institute. Chefs and industry professionals will be talking about Louisiana seafood, answering questions, and performing demonstrations.

The three featured chefs include Chef Justin Ferguson, Chef Michael Gulotta , and ChefJeff Mattia . Ferguson, a Baton Rouge native and Michelin recognized chef most recently oversaw four restaurants in Chicago, including the Michelin Guide Good Standard La Storia .ChefJustin has returned home to Baton Rouge to bring the best of seafood and barbeque to southeastern Louisiana as partner and chef at BRQ Seafood and Barbeque . Gulotta was named Food and Wine’s “Best New Chef” in 2016and is the co-owner and chef at MOPHO and Maypop in New Orleans. Before opening his restaurants, Gulotta cooked for six months in Laguria, Italy, and then for several years in theBlack Forest of Germany. Mattia is the executive chef at Royal Sonesta New Orleans. He began cooking in the U.S. Marine Corps before earning his culinary degree and serving as the chef de cuisine at the Mohegan Sun Casino and executive sous chef at Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

The cooking demonstrations will feature a variety of Louisiana Seafood products, including: Louisiana limited wild plate frozen shrimp, Louisiana crab, and freshwater catfish. Other seafood products will be included and demonstrated at each chef’s discretion, including: oysters, crawfish, black drum, soft shell crab, gar fish, and more.

This event will also feature a panel of fishermen that will discuss their different products, as well a variety of trends and topics in the industry. Some items that will be discussed include:The Myths of Fresh and Fresh Frozen, Modified Atmosphere: The Opportunities andHandling Requirements, and Louisiana Crab: The Ins and Outs of New ProductForms and Soft Shell.

Chefs, buyers, and restaurant industry professionals are all invited to this free event that will be full of demonstrations and conversations. The first 20 people to register will receive a sample pack of seafood.

 Louisiana Culinary Institute is located at 10550 Airline Hwy in Baton Rouge. For more information, call 877-533-3198.