Chefs Plan Night To Support Gulf Seafood

NEW ORLEANS — More than 150 chefs from around the nation are planning to show their support for Gulf of Mexico seafood by cooking and serving it in what's been dubbed "America's Night Out for Gulf Seafood."

The Dec. 1 event will see prominent chefs serving seafood to diners, friends and family, as they recommend the product. The chefs coordinating the event include several from well-known New Orleans restaurants including Bacco, Red Fish Grill, Mr. B's, Domenica, Cafe Giovanni, GW Fins, Roux, 7 on Fulton, The Landing and the Ralph Brennan and John Besh restaurant groups.

Sales of seafood have dropped since the BP oil spill this summer. Although experts have said seafood reaching the market is safe and untainted by oil, consumers have been reluctant to try it.

The last five years, with Hurricane Katrina, the economic downturn, and then the BP oil spill in the Gulf, have been blows to the seafood industries, said Ralph Brennan, owner of four restaurants in New Orleans.

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