Chef Jam

Come enjoy a celebration of Southern food inspired by the music and menus of New Orleans. Chef,  restaurateur, national TV personality, best-selling author. . . and amateur musician (he received a scholarship to New England Conservatory of Music) New Orleans’ own Emeril Lagasse headlines this year’s Culinary Trust benefit event.

In keeping with the conference theme, Rhythm on a Plate, Emeril will perform his culinary “jam session” (cooking up and riffing on Creole cuisine) while fellow chefs recruited from around the country, who are also musicians, join him to provide musical accompaniment with high-energy Dixieland and jump-swing sounds.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres set the mood before the program begins. Bid on culinary items during a live auction conducted immediately following the program. And, then enjoy a sampling of southern cuisine and music.

A portion of the auction proceeds will benefit the Menu Project, an initiative by the New Orleans Southern Food and Beverage Museum to collect and catalogue current menus from every restaurant in the South (as well as menus from the past) to  create a searchable database of the region's culinary heritage. SoFAB Museum curator Elizabeth Pearce will share comments about some of the menus collected and on display during the evening.

Email conferenceevent@theculinarytrust.com to reserve a ticket; tickets for the public are $150 each.

Date: April 17, 2008
Time: 6:30m- 9:30 p.m.
Place: The historic New Orleans Board of  Trade building
Cost: $125 for members; $150 for non-members

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2008-09 Scholarship Program

The Culinary Trust began the 2008-09 Scholarship donor cycle on July 15, 2007. If you are interested in contributing a scholarship to the 2008-09 scholarship program, please e-mail donations@theculinarytrust.com for details.

All scholarships are 100% tax-deductible.