Fat Tuesday is Tuesday, but many started the season off Wednesday at the annual Taster’s Choice.
A crowd gathered at LSUE Acadian Center for tasting and sampling of different foods during the ninth annual Taster’s Choice (Le Courir De Mardi Gras Pour Le Clinic).
The event is a cooking competition and is the major fundraiser for the Eunice Community Health Center.
Geno Delafose provided live Cajun Zydeco entertainment for the crowd.
There was also a silent and live auction.
Cooking teams listed on the program included: Da Best Seasoning-pulled pork; Krewe de Nola-Voodoo Braised Short Ribs/Gris Gris; GG Catering-Tamales; Coushatta Casino Resort-Seafood and dessert; Zeus-Spicy wraps; Cajun Parties-Pepper sauce; Maple Avenue Pharmacy-Shrimp rice dressing; I CARE Johnson- deer chili; Eunice City Marshals-brownies; Patriots VFW 8971-Chicken and sausage sauce picante’; Trinity Medical Supplies-King cake; ECTEC Culinary Krewe-Grits and Grillades; Frey Companies-Speck stew; Grace Home Health-chicken and sausage gumbo; Acadian Engineers & Environmental Consultants-Creamy seafood; Bertrand’s Printing-pounce; Krewe de Tee Gateau-cupcakes; EHS Booster Club-mini brownie cupcakes; EnLink Midstream-Alligator chili; ADAPT Concepts-pork and beef rice and gravy; Fontenot Lawn Service-jambalaya; Justin Elfert, DDS-chicken and sausage jambalaya; City of Eunice Mayor-Crawfish etouffee; Blue Advantage-King cake; Krewe de Banque de Choix-jambalaya; Watcha’ Cookin-Creole sauce and sweet dough pie; Pap’s Kitchen-Duck and sausage; Flower House-Crawfish fettuccine; Sattler’s-Pork sauce picante’ and cheesy potatoes.
Yancy Fontenot is the executive director at Eunice Community Health Center.
