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    NewOrleansOnline.com Offers Free Trip to Great American Seafood Cook-off

    PRWeb – Sun, Jul 17, 2011

    Chefs Compete to Win Title “King or Queen of American Seafood”

    New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) July 17, 2011

    Seafood lovers who also love New Orleans are in for a treat. Award-winning travel site NewOrleansOnline.com has partnered with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board to give away a 3-night culinary dream vacation to New Orleans.

    The free trip to New Orleans includes attendance at the 8th annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off, on August 6th. The competition pits more than a dozen top chefs from all over America. Each chef will prepare one dish for the competition, using fresh and sustainable seafood from their state. Whoever wins will hold the title, “King (or Queen) of American Seafood”.

    “Our delicious Gulf seafood is the best in the world,” said Mark Romig, CEO of New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation. “The winners of our contest will enjoy the tastes of New Orleans at our fine restaurants, and experience all of the unique cultural offerings that our city has to offer, which makes for a free trip contest that compares to none other.”

    The lucky winner of the trip will enjoy:


    •      4 day/3 nights deluxe accommodations at the Royal Sonesta in the heart of the historic French Quarter

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    • Round trip airfare to New Orleans

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    • An exclusive VIP reception + chauffeured Dine-Around at three great local restaurants with the chefs, judges, and sponsors

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    • Free access to the 8th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off

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    • A traditional New Orleans Jazz Brunch at world-renowned Commander's Palace

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    • Dinner at the critically acclaimed G W Fins in the French Quarter

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    • Ground transportation by Limousine Livery

    “Over a dozen chefs will be competing in the cookoff,” said Ewell Smith, Executive Producer of the Great American Seafood Cook-Off. “They will return home with the message that seafood is good for you, abundant, and delicious.”

    The Great American Seafood Cook-Off is open to the public for a $5 suggested donation to the Louisiana Restaurant Association’s Education Fund. It will be held on Saturday, August 6th at the New Orleans Convention Center, Hall J.

    For more information, call 504-286-8736. To enter, go to Great American Seafood Cook-Off Contest.

    About Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board


    The LSPMB was created in 1984 by the state of Louisiana to support their vast historical commercial fisheries industry. The Board is composed of 15 members and each member represents a sector of the industry: harvesters, processors, wholesalers, restaurateurs/retailers, fisheries resource managers, public health officers and marketing specialists.

    About New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation


    The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation promotes the city as a leisure tourism destination throughout the year. Annually, NOTMC’s marketing campaigns include strategic print, broadcast, and Internet advertising and public relations. Web sites: neworleansonline.com; neworleansmuseums.com; radiofreeneworleans.com.


    Facebook: facebook.com/NewOrleansOnline. Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/visitneworleans.

    About the Louisiana Food Service Expo


    The Louisiana Foodservice EXPO is THE premier foodservice event for the Gulf Coast. The 2010 EXPO drew 11,000 people who shopped nearly 500 booths. Come be a part of the 58th Annual Louisiana Foodservice EXPO, August 6-8, 2011, either as an attendee or an exhibitor.

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    Lea Sinclair
    New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp
    (504) 524-4784
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