[title type="h2"]The Festival Of Creole Tomatoes[/title]
Tomorrow (Saturday, June 11) at ten in the morning, the thirtieth French Market Creole Tomato Festival begins. With music, of course, on a stage near the French Market Farmers Market Arch (Ursulines between Decatur and N. Peters).
Creole tomatoes are very much in the markets now, and in celebration of that fact a lineup of cooking demonstrations by local chefs goes on throughout the festival, a new chef every hour and a half or so. Food vendors--some restaurants, but mostly outfits along the lines of food trucks--will sell a wide variety of ethnic dishes, including New Orleans ethnic. And you can buy Creole tomatoes by the box from the farmers who will be in the French Market's vegetable sheds.
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Creole tomatoes and crabmeat: a great combination, with both ingredients at peak at this time every year. [/caption]
A few years ago, the Creole Tomato Festival was freshened up and made even more pleasant. The cooking demonstrations are now in air-conditioned (and rain-proof) tents near the Flea Market. An interesting competition will take place at noon both days: the Creole Tomato Eating Contest. It all goes on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. More fun and fun here than you might imagine.
Admission to everything is free. You just buy your food and drinks.
Creole Tomato Festival & Zydeco Festival
: French Market. .
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