Louisiana Restaurant Association Expo

The Louisiana Restaurant Association’s premier annual event, the Louisiana Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, takes place at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, and they expect a blowout with an estimated ten thousand restaurant and hotel professionals. New this year: On Saturday and Sunday Samantha Carroll of the Food Network's Cajun Aces will host "The Kitchen Counter," a discussion of current and emerging trends in the culinary realm with the hottest names in Louisiana's restaurant industry. Onsite registration is $40. 11 am–5 pm Saturday and Sunday, 10 am–3pm Monday. 900 Convention Center Boulevard. lraexpo.org.