To anyone who's interested, Crawfish Fest is going to be happening in less than 2 weeks!

If you are not familiar with it, the festival is like a smaller version of the New Orleans Jazz Fest.  There's going to be lots of New Orleans music and food.  Let's talk about the food first.  The food should be very authentic as the vendors are all from Louisiana.  As the name suggests, there's going to be lots of boiled crawfish there.  Also, there's going to be crawfish bread made by the same guy that makes it for Jazz Fest. I've only had it once at Jazz Fest, and it was so good, I can't wait to taste it again.  There's also gumbo made by Prejean's restaurant. The full menu is on the website.

As for the music, the big names going to be performing there are Allen Toussaint, The Radiators, and funky Meters ("Mardi Gras Mambo").

The location is at Augusta, NJ, which is about 1-1.5 hrs away from NYC and Central Jersey. They even have a bus that transports you from Manhattan. The price of admissions is $30, not including the food.  This is somewhat pricey, but you'll be getting some really good authentic cajun/creole food and New Orleans music.

Anyways, we are planning to go Saturday afternoon (5/31).  You are welcome to join us. Oh, and if you do decide to go, order your tickets online with the promotion code TULANE. Tulane University, my alma mater, will receive a $5 donation to the Tulane Rebuilding Fund.