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February 19, 2013
Time is running out to make reservations to attend Nicholls State University’s 16th annual Lafcadio Hearn Award Dinner and Distinguished Visiting Chef Series.
Set for March 4, the event is hosted by the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute. Tickets to the event are $150 per plate and must be purchased at the university by Feb. 25.
New Orleans’ acclaimed chefs Tory McPhail, Lafcadio Hearn Award honoree and Commander’s Palace chef, and visiting chef Chris Lusk of Restaurant R’evolution, are this year’s feature guests.
In addition, the event also celebrates the groundbreaking of Nicholls’ culinary institute’s new facility, which will take place prior to the dinner. The 33,000-square-foot culinary arts building is slated for construction at the corner of Bowie Road and La. Highway 1.
The Hearn Award dinner begins at 5 p.m. at the Cotillion Ballroom of the Bollinger Memorial Student Union. A cocktail reception will be followed by a four-course meal. Lusk will lead culinary students in preparing dinner, which will include petit cochon parcel, bread and butter pickled shrimp, crispy red fish a la plancha and brown butter pound cake.
The Facadio Hearn Award recognizes significant contributions to the culinary profession. McPhail, a James Beard Rising Star Chef, joined the Commander’s Palace staff in 1993, working his way through all 12 stations of the kitchen. The executive chef has had a number of TV appearances and nominations for Best Chef South honors.
Named one of Esquire magazine’s “Four Breakout Chefs to Watch,” Lusk cooked under numerous chefs, including Mario Batali, before earning his Louisiana cooking stripes at Foodie’s Kitchen, Commander’s Palace and Café Adelaide.
For reservations to the event, call (985) 449-7114 or email veronica.veillion@nicholls.edu.
