Programs by Genre - Food and Drink
Demonstrations
All cooking demonstrations are located in the Cooking Demonstration Tent.
All seafood used is supplied by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.
The Cooking Demonstration Tent is supported in part by a Decentralized Arts Funding Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in cooperation with the Louisiana Division of the Arts; Office of Cultural Development; Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; and Louisiana State Arts Council.
10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Hungry Is a Mighty Fine Sauce Cookbook:
Recipes and Ramblings from the Belle of All Things Southern
Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
11:15 a.m. to Noon
Acadiana Table: Cajun and Creole Home Cooking from the Heart of Louisiana
George Graham
12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.
The Unexpected Cajun Kitchen: Classic Cuisine with a Twist of Farm-to-Table Freshness
Leigh Ann Chatagnier
1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Eating, Drinking, and Carrying On with Chef Meg of Café Adelaide & the Swizzle Stick Bar
Chef Meg Bickford
2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.
A Confederacy of Dunces Cookbook: Recipes from Ignatius J. Reilly’s New Orleans
Cynthia LeJeune Nobles
Book Talks
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
State Capitol, Senate Committee Room E
Tujague’s Restaurant Cookbook: Creole Recipes and Lore in the New Orleans Grand Tradition
Poppy Tooker
12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
State Capitol, Senate Committee Room E
Lift Your Spirits: A Celebratory History of Cocktail Culture in New Orleans
Chris McMillian and Elizabeth M. Williams
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
State Capitol, House Committee Room 2
The One True Barbecue: Fire, Smoke, and the Pitmasters Who Cook the Whole Hog
Rien Fertel
3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.
State Capitol, Senate Committee Room E
Miss Ella of Commander’s Palace
Ti Adelaide Martin
Discussion
Noon to 12:45 p.m.
State Capitol, House Committee Room 6
Eating Out in Louisiana
Alex V. Cook, Seat Yourself: The Best of South Louisiana's Local Diners, Lunch Houses, and Roadside Stops
Dixie Poché, Classic Eateries of Cajun Country
Volunteer
Book-loving volunteers are essential to the Louisiana Book Festival's success. Whether it's escorting authors, guiding visitors, selling refreshments, working with children in the Young Readers Pavilion or other fun and rewarding assignments, the Louisiana Book Festival wants you to join the volunteer team.
