French Quarter Festival Serves Up a Uniquely Flavorful Taste of New Orleans

New Orleans, La. — In a city known for its delicious and diverse cuisine, even its festivals are known for serving world-class food. During the 26th Annual French Quarter Festival (Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19) festival-goers will get to taste for themselves at the festival’s signature event, the “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch.”

Over 90 food and beverage booths (list of concessionaires attached) located in Jackson Square, Woldenberg Riverfront Park and the Louisiana State Museum’s Old U.S. Mint that make up the “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch,” feature authentic local cuisines from the area’s finest restaurants including such festival favorites as Jambalaya, Crawfish Bread, Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Muffaletta, Crawfish Bisque, Hot Sausage Po-boys, Cajun Meat Pies, and more. Foodies will also enjoy Crawfish and Goat Cheese Crepes, Fish Tacos, White Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding, and Praline Crème Brulee. In addition to all of the wonderful food items, the festival offers an array of deliciously cool beverages including Abita Beer, frozen Southern Comfort drinks, Fetzer wines, Coca-Cola products, Hurricanes, Margaritas, a wide assortment daiquiris, and CC’s iced coffee.  Menu items range in price from $3 – $7 to keep the festival not only fun, but also affordable.

The “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch” is served daily from 11:00am – 7:00 pm Friday through Sunday in Jackson Square and at the Louisiana State Museum’s Old U.S. Mint, and 11:00am- 9:00pm in Woldenberg Riverfront Park on Friday and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am – 7:00pm Sunday.

This award-winning festival, a favorite of locals and tourists alike, is the largest free music festival in the South. It was recently named a “Best Festival” by offBeat and New Orleans’ Magazine readers, as well as “Best Local Event” within New Orleans’ Magazine. French Quarter Festival attracts approximately 435,000 fans and generates an economic impact of more than $149 million for the city of New Orleans.

Sponsors for French Quarter Festival include: The Harrah’s Foundation, Abita Brewing Company, Southern Comfort, Fetzer, Coca-Cola, WWL-TV, NOMCVB (New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau), New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, JazzAscona, Musician’s Performance Fund, Rouses Market, Capital One, Crimestoppers, Whole Foods Market, Got Milk?, The Historic New Orleans Collection, offBeat Magazine, nola.com, French Market Corporation, Cox Business, Preservation Hall, Community Coffee, Royal Sonesta Hotel, Tulane Medical Center, Vespa, Steamboat Natchez, Court of Two Sisters, Pat O’Brien’s, Vocero USA Magazine, Where Y’at, neworleansrestaurants.com, Acme Oyster House, WWOZ 90.7 FM, Renaissance Publishing, Capital One Bank, Baldwin-Gibson, Continental Airlines, Louisiana Lottery, Whitney Bank, Legends Park, Onsite Guardian, WWL AM870, Radio Disney AM 1450, 102.5 WFMF, 96.1 KRVE, AM1150  WJBO, and 101.5 WYNK.

For more information on all FQFI festivals and events, call 504-522-5730 or visit the festival’s Web
site at www.fqfi.org.

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About French Quarter Festivals, Inc.
Fench Quarter Festival is produced by French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (www.fqfi.org), the 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, which also produces Satchmo SummerFest in August and Christmas New Orleans Style in December. French Quarter Festivals, Inc. promotes the Vieux Carré and the City of New Orleans through high quality special events and activities that showcase the culture and heritage of this unique city, contribute to the economic well being of the community, and instill increased pride in the people of New Orleans.

World’s Largest Jazz Brunch – Food & Beverage Concessions as of March 10, 2009:

The Alibi
The Alpine Restaurant
Antoine’s
American Culinary Federation
Audubon Catering
Bach Dang Café
Barreca’s Restaurant
Begue’s Restaurant
Bravo! Cucina Italiana
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
Bennachin
Bombay Club
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Bywater Bar-B-Que
Byblos
Cookin’ Cajun Café
Corky’s BBQ
Crepes a la Carte
Daiquiri Delight Shop
Desire Oyster Bar
EAT New Orleans
Flour Power Confectionery
Frank’s Restaurant
Gelato Pazzo Caffe
Gumbo Shop
GW Fins
Häagen Dazs
Hard Rock Café
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
Henry’s Bakery
Huevos
Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant
Jacques-I-mo’s
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
The Joint
Juan’s Flying Burrito
Love at First Bite
Muriel’s Jackson Square
NOLA Restaurant & Emeril’s Delmonico
New Orleans Original Daiquiris
Pat O’Brien’s Bar
The Praline Connection
Ralph & Kacoo’s
Red Fish Grill
Ristorante Carmelo
Rotolo’s
Saiyen Fresh Express
Saltwater Grill & Oyster Bar
Sammy’s Deli
Serranos Salsa Company
Superior Grill
Ted’s Frostop
The Original New Orleans’ Po-Boys
The Red Maple
Trey Yuen Cuisine of China
Tropical Isle
Tujaque’s
Vaucresson Sausage Company

***Participating restaurants are subject to change.