Chef Folse cooking demonstration set for Saturday

The Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University will offer four cooking demonstrations at the Atchafalaya Culinary and Arts Festival in downtown Morgan City, November 15th. The Institute is dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the rich culinary heritage of Louisiana by teaching chefs, students and community members to master the art of Cajun and Creole cooking. Cooking demonstrations will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the porch of City Hall. Demonstration times are at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, and 1:00 p.m.

Morgan City Main Street is hosting the 1st ever Atchafalaya Culinary & Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Morgan City. The day will begin with Sample Louisiana, a Trade Show of Louisiana Food Products sponsored by Cannata’s Food Market and the La. Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry at 10 a.m. Other events include: two cooking competitions; a team competition and a shrimp cooking contest; cooking demonstrations by students of the John Folse Culinary School at Nicholls State University; cookbook sales at The Frame Shop & Gallery Coffee; an art market sponsored by the Artist Guild Unlimited; Double Trouble 5 K Bridge Race sponsored by the Tri City Track Club, and the 2nd Annual FA La La Car Show sponsored by The Cypress Corvette Club. Music by Lil Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers and Waylon Thibodaux, the rocking fiddler, will highlight the day. This event is sponsored by Morgan City Main Street, Louisiana Main Street, Office of the Lt. Governor, National Park Service, Preserve America, Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau and the St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce.

If you have questions, please contact (985) 395-4905 or (985) 385-1770 or visit www.louisianamaintomain.org.