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LOUISI-BAMA GUMBO BOWL TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE LSU-ALABAMA GAME IN TUSCALOOSA
Chefs
John Folse and Rick Tramonto with football legend Bob Baumhower to set
Guinness World Record for largest pot of gumbo, raise funds for
Tuscaloosa tornado victims
BATON ROUGE – Renowned
chefs John Folse and Rick Tramonto, in light of the catastrophic
tornadoes that ripped through Tuscaloosa, Ala,, on April 27, have
partnered with longtime friend Bob Baumhower, an Alabama football
legend and former Miami Dolphins nose tackle, for a special event.
Together
with Baumhower, the chefs have created a high-profile charitable event
to assist those in communities still suffering and rebuilding from the
tragic losses. On Nov. 5, the day of the LSU-Alabama football
game, the chefs will kick off the first-ever “LouisiBama Gumbo Bowl” at
the University of Alabama, next to Bryant-Denny Stadium. Tickets are
being sold in advance, and may be purchased at
http://gumbobowl2011.ticketbud.com/tornado-relief.
The
centerpiece of the day-long Gumbo Bowl extravaganza will be the
creation of the world’s largest pot of gumbo by chefs Folse and
Tramonto, along with Baumhower and his Executive Chef Steve Zucker,
which will be post-certified by Guinness World Records. The team will
create a monster pot of gumbo, using a 300-year-old cast iron pot from
the sugar cane fields of South Louisiana. The World’s Largest Gumbo
recipe calls for 750 pounds shrimp, 450 pounds catfish fillets, 100
pounds claw crabmeat, 50 pounds white crabmeat, 200 pounds alligator
meat, and 25 pounds Louisiana crawfish tail meat.
The
recipe will include 200 pounds of diced onions, 75 pounds of diced
celery, 100 pounds of diced green bell pepper, 150 pounds of sliced
okra, 50 pounds of dehydrated garlic, and 20 pounds of butter. After
simmering for three hours, the pot will be weighed via a forklift.
Then, the delicious, steaming contents will be doled out to hungry
football fans during the pre-game tailgate.
The day’s
events will also feature the “Gumbo Bowl” Tailgate Cook-Off, a highly
competitive gumbo cooking competition. Four LSU fans and four Alabama
fans will square off over their cast-iron pots in a heated culinary
battle for gumbo supremacy. The winner will take home the coveted Gumbo
Bowl Tailgate Cook-Off Grand Champion trophy. With sports greats such
as LSU legend A.J. Duhe and Alabama star Kenny Stabler, as well as
Alabama Executive Chef and Great American Seafood Cook-Off winner Jim
Smith judging the challenge, the stakes are high.
Finally,
during the game, Folse, Tramonto, Baumhower and Zucker will present a
check for the proceeds of the gumbo sales to representatives of both
charities.
The 116-year-old rivalry between the two
schools will be set aside temporarily, as Louisianans and Alabamans
come together in friendship to raise money for Nick’s Kids Fund,
http://www.nickskidsfund.com/, and Caring Days Adult Day Care,
http://www.campaignforcaring.org/, two local nonprofit organizations
that are working hand-in-hand with the greater Tuscaloosa community to
restore areas and services that were hit hard by the tornadoes.
Nick’s
Kids Fund, an organization created by University of Alabama Football
Coach Nick Saban and his wife Terry to promote and support children,
family, teacher, and student causes, is working with several partner
organizations to rebuild homes in Holt, Ala., a farming community just
outside of Tuscaloosa. Nick’s Kids Fund is currently in the process of
building 13 homes.
Since 1997, Caring Days Adult Day Care
has provided services to enhance quality of life for individuals with
memory disorders, their caregivers, and other related populations. In
the 2011 tornadoes, many services for dependent adults in West Alabama
were wiped out, creating an even greater need for the organization’s
services. Caring Days is currently in the process of building the new
Mal & Charlotte Moore Center, named for University of Alabama
Athletics Director Mal Moore, whose beloved late wife, Charlotte,
suffered from early onset Alzheimer’s for nearly 20 years. The new
center will allow Caring Days to expand their services to serve more
clients in the Tuscaloosa area.
For sports fans, food
lovers, and Tuscaloosa community members alike, this will be a festive,
heartfelt day not to be missed. For more information, and to purchase
tickets to the LouisiBama Gumbo Bowl, please visit
http://gumbobowl2011.ticketbud.com/tornado-relief.
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