NEW ORLEANS – Renowned chefs from the Gulf region will share their passion for local, sustainable seafood at Audubon Nature Institute’s second annual Summer of Sustainability dinner series launching on Thursday, June 1, in front of the shark tank at the Gulf of Mexico habitat at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St., at 6:30 p.m.
The series will continue through August.
Hosted by Audubon’s sustainable seafood program, Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (G.U.L.F.), the dinner series raises awareness about seafood sustainability and highlights local chefs working to support Gulf of Mexico fisheries.
“The first dinner on June 1 is all about oysters, working as both the kickoff to the Summer of Sustainability and the New Orleans Oyster Festival, taking place June 3-4 in Woldenberg Riverfront Park,” said John Fallon, G.U.L.F.’s assistant director. “Audubon and Oyster Fest are working closely this year to highlight the importance of having a healthy, sustainable Louisiana oyster industry."
“These dinners are a fun, easy, and delicious way for the public to learn about and support sustainable seafood,” he said. “The amount of culinary talent we have behind this is just astounding, and a testament to how important the issue of seafood sustainability is for us here on the Gulf Coast.”
G.U.L.F.’s Chef Council and restaurant partners will present all-inclusive, multi-course dinners. Spearheaded by Tenney Flynn, chef/ co-owner of New Orleans restaurant GW Fins, the Chef Council partners with Audubon to spotlight the importance of promoting local, sustainable seafood.
“Seeing the expanded number of talented chefs participating in this dinner series is exciting because it provides a much wider reach to educate consumers about the bounty of seafood available in our backyard, furthering the mission of the Audubon GULF program,” said Flynn.
Participating chefs and restaurants include (subject to change):
• Acme Oyster House
• Cory Bahr – Restaurant Cotton
• Ruby Bloch – Cavan
• Alan Ehrich – Audubon Tea Room
• Tenney Flynn – GW Fins
• Jason Goodenough – Carrollton Market
• Alex Harrell – Angeline
• Dana Honn – Carmo
• Austin Kirzner – Red Fish Grill
• Brian Landry – Borgne
• Chris Lynch – Commander's Palace
• Ryan Prewitt – Peche
• Allison Richard – High Hat Café
• Alfred Singleton – Café Sbisa
• Susan Spicer – Bayona
