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1. Entry fee will be $50.00 per team and must be turned in along with registration by the Tuesday before the rodeo.
2. Contestants may compete as individuals or on teams of no more than three (3) people.
3. Each team must be able to provide at least four (4) gallons of food of its entry dish. (Remember, the more you cook, the more people will be able to sample your dish and vote for you for the People’s Catch Award!)
4. Each entry dish must contain at least one of the following Louisiana seafood items as a main ingredient: Crawfish, Shrimp, Crabs, Fish, Oyster, Calamari, or Bigarno (snails).
5. The types of dishes allowed to be entered are as follows: Fricassee’, Courtboullion, Ettouffee’, Sauce Picante, Gumbo, Jambalaya, or anything Fried, Stuffed, or Grilled.
6. If the dish you choose to cook is usually served over rice, you will be allowed to bring your white rice precooked. Plan to cook everything else on site.
7. Contestants will be allowed to start cooking on site at 6:00 a.m. Each team will have a 10x10 area with 2 tables, chairs, water and electricity access, and sample cups for serving.
8. Entry dishes must be ready to serve to the judges and to the public at 11:00 a.m. Contestants must prepare three “presentation plates” for judges. Food booths will be open for the public from 11:00 a.m. until the food runs out!
9. People’s Catch voting begins at 11:00 and ends at 6:30 p.m.
10. Prizes will be as follows:
a. King of the Catch Award - $500.00
*Winner to be decided by a panel of judges.
b. King’s Presentation Award - $500.00
*Winner to be decided by a panel of judges.
c. People’s Catch Award - $500.00
*Winner to be decided by the public, who will be allowed try a sample of your dish.
11. Seafood Buffet plates will be sold for $15.00. Each plate purchaser gets to try a sample of every available dish entered in the cook-off and will be allowed one vote for the People’s Catch Award.
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