Crawdad season kicks off next week at Chris' Jazz Cafe

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Crawdad season kicks off next week at Chris' Jazz Cafe

POSTED: Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 6:30 PM

Filed Under: Dealage | Food and Holidays | Food News | Weird Regional Foods

If Drew's documentation of his whirlwind tour of New Orleans in this week's Notes from the Weekend left you cravin' Cajun and a little Nawlins swing, Chris' Jazz Cafe (1421 Sansom St.) is ready to scratch that itch for you with a 300-pound shipment of LIVE Louisiana crawfish (this being a mere one-tenth of what they look to ship in total this year). Next Tue., March 8, Chris' is celebrating their crawdad boon and offering up the suckers all-you-can-eat style for $25 all day and all night, as well as a $5 gumbo special and a few apropos drink specials: $5 Sazeracs and Hurricanes and $3 beers from Louisiana brewer Abita. At 6:45 p.m., listen for Hoppin' John Orchestra as they march down Broad Street, heading straight to Chris' stage for a special NOLA-inspired concert. There will be complimentary slices of King Cake (no word on if they'll be hiding a plastic baby in it, but please exercise caution when chewing) and, of course ... BEEEEEADS! To sweeten the deal, a portion of proceeds will go to the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Chef/owner Mark DeNinno will be the Benjamin Buford Blue of crawfish as they remain in-season through late spring, putting the crustaceous delicacy to use in as many ways as you can imagine: crawfish boil (available in a $10 bucket special), crawfish mac-n-cheese, crawfish po'boys, crawfish mashed potatoes and what may be a Philadelphia first Cajun crawfish cheesesteaks.

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