Boudin, Bourbon & Beer
Champions Square, New Orleans Superdome 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
If this sounds like a recipe for indigestion you might be right. Then again, it might be worth it. It's hard to resist the idea over seventy of the country's best chefs are headed to New Orleans to prepare and serve Louisiana's artisanal sausage. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s annual Boudin, Bourbon & Beer welcomes award-winning chefs including Nina Compton (Compère Lapin), Jimmy Bannos (Purple Pig, Chicago), Tory McPhail (Commanders Palace), and more. All will be coming to Champions' Square to serve their own creative takes on boudin, alongside live music courtesy of bands including Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Grace Potter, Fruition, and Motel Radio. Then there are the open bars, featuring various craft beers, premium cocktails, fine wines, and cigars. 6 pm–10:30 pm on LaSalle Street, right by the Superdome. $135 tickets from Ticketmaster. All the to-die-for details at BoudinBourbonandBeer.com.