{"id":3552,"date":"2017-06-05T19:20:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T19:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stcharlesinn.com\/?p=3552"},"modified":"2017-06-05T19:20:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T19:20:14","slug":"french-market-creole-tomato-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/french-market-creole-tomato-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"French Market Creole Tomato Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Creole cuisine wouldn\u2019t exist if it weren\u2019t for the delectable tomato\u2014which is why there\u2019s an entire summer fest dedicated to this amazing fruit. In June, you really see the fresh tomato dishes highlighted on menus around the city, and they are irresistible at farmers markets. Tomato crops debut each June, with the tomato festival held the second weekend in celebration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3553\" src=\"http:\/\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/05\/Tomato-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Tomato-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Tomato-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Tomato-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Tomato-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Local \u201cCreole tomatoes\u201d are at the heart of some of the most famed dishes in town. Get a taste of this one-of-a-kind tomato, originally hailing from the West Indies yet thriving in the regional soil and climate of Louisiana. The tomato festival has been an annual gathering for over two decades, and it\u2019s where you\u2019ll be introduced to traditions like auctioning off the first tomatoes of the crop for pretty pennies!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go Tomatoes!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no coincidence that shrimp season begins at the same time as tomato season. (Otherwise, how would we get our best jambalaya of the year?) See the \u201cMaking Groceries\u201d seminar at the French Market, which hosts the festival and has a rich history dating back to 1791.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy plenty of cooking demonstrations, tastings, live music, farmers markets, and the annual Creole Tomato Parade. Indulge in fried green tomatoes, Creole tomato soup, and of course bottomless Creole Tomato Bloody Marys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Creole cuisine wouldn\u2019t exist if it weren\u2019t for the delectable tomato\u2014which is why there\u2019s an entire summer fest dedicated to this amazing fruit. In June, you really see the fresh tomato dishes highlighted on menus around the city, and they are irresistible at farmers markets. 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