Millions of TV viewers will soon have more chances to see seafood at its best on PBS. In March, Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s five-episode coverage of the “Great American Seafood Cook-off” rolls out to PBS stations nationwide. The popular New Orleans competition, now entering its 10th year, features chefs from around the nation creating unique flavor combinations with seafood from their home states.
To kick off each year’s cook-off rivalry, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal invites every state governor to send a chef to the competition. In 2012, chefs from 15 states participated.
“The Great American Seafood Cook-off already has a national footprint,” said Louisiana Public Broadcasting CEO and President Beth Courtney. Coverage of the annual cook-off has aired nationally on Food Network and PBS, but until now there was no packaged coverage of successive years’ competitions.
Distributed by the American Public Television (APT) for Create TV, the five-part Great American Seafood Cook-off series will begin airing on Create on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning March 5. The 2012 program will begin airing on Create on March 19 and will be available to PBS stations around the country after that.
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