28th Anniversary Celebration

In a city known for its delicious and diverse cuisine, even festivals are known for serving world-class food. During the 28th annual French Quarter Festival (Thursday, April 7 – Sunday, April 10, 2011) festival-goers will enjoy signature offerings at the “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch.”

The 2011 festival welcomes some great new restaurants including Dickie Brennan’s, Dunbars Creole Cooking, Mona’s, Red Fish Grill and Oceana. Food and beverage booths are located in Jackson Square, Woldenberg Riverfront Park and the Louisiana State Museum’s Old U.S. Mint and make up the “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch.” Authentic local cuisines from the area’s finest restaurants are featured, including such festival favorites as Crawfish Bread, Cochon de Lait, Crawfish Bisque, Hot Sausage Po-boys, Cajun Meat Pies, and more. Foodies will also enjoy Crawfish and Goat Cheese Crepes, Fish Tacos, White Chocolate Bread Pudding, and Creole Cream Cheese ice cream. In addition to all of the wonderful food items, the festival offers an array of refreshing beverages including Abita Beer, Southern Comfort cocktails and daiquiris, Coca-Cola products, Hurricanes, and Plum Street Sno-Balls. Most menu items range in price from $3 – $7 to keep the festival not only fun, but affordable.

In order to maintain the authenticity and quality of the cuisine, the Jazz Brunch Committee follows specific criteria for participating in the “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch”. In order to qualify, vendors must be dine-in restaurants from the New Orleans region. French Quarter Festival is able to feature an array of New Orleans’ culinary finest, including Anotine’s, Begue’s, Desire Oyster Bar, Ristorante Carmelo, Trey Yuen Cuisine, and Tujague’s – all of whom participated in the first-ever French Quarter Festival in 1984. Patrons can also enjoy an assortment from new participants such as Royal House, Little Tokyo, Lakeview Harbor, House of Blues, Pearl’s Catering, and Quintin’s Ice Cream.

Visit www.fqfi.org to see the complete food and beverage menu. The “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch” is served daily from 11 am – 7 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 from 11:00am – 7:00pm on Sunday.

The 2011 French Quarter Festival is produced by French Quarter Festivals, Inc., (FQFI) the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which also produces Satchmo SummerFest and Christmas New Orleans Style. For more information on French Quarter Festival, call 504-522-5730 or visit online at www.fqfi.org.

World’s Largest Jazz Brunch
2011 French Quarter Festival food & beverage concessions as of February 9, 2011:

Alibi
Alpine
Amy’s Vietnamese
Antoine’s
Ba Mien Vietnamese Cuisine
Barreca’s
Begue’s @ The Royal Sonesta
Bennachin
Between the Bread (EAT)
Bombay Club
Boucherie
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Buttermilk Drop Bakery
Bywater Bar-B-Que
Clock Bar @ Chateau Bourbon Hotel
Corky’s BBQ
The Court of Two Sisters
Crabby Jack’s
Crazy Johnnie’s
Creole Delicacies
Crepes a la Cart
Crescent City Pie and Sausage
Daiquiri Delight Shop
Desire Oyster Bar @ Royal Sonesta
Dickie Brennan’s
Dunbar’s Creole Kitchen, Inc.
Flour Power Confectionery
Gumbo Shop
GW Fins
Hard Rock Cafe
House of Blues
Jacques-Imo’s
Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville
The Joint
Lakeview Harbor
Little Tokyo
Love At First Bite
Mona’s
Muriel’s Jackson Square
New Orleans Original Daiquiris
Emeril’s NOLA
Oceana Grill
Original New Orleans Po Boys
Pat O’Brien’s
Plum Street Snowballs
Praline Connection
Quintin’s Ice Cream
Ralph and Kacoo’s
Red Fish Grill
Ristorante Carmelo
Rotolo’s Pizzeria
Rouses
Royal House
Saltwater Grill
Superior Grill
Ted’s Frostop/Mrs. Wheat’s Pies
Trey Yuen Cuisine of China
Tropical Isle
Tujague’s
Two Guys Sausage at Italian Pie
Vaucresson Sausage Co., Inc.