Tickets on sale for Hangout Oyster Cook-Off & Craft Beer Weekend

Tickets on sale for Hangout Oyster Cook-Off & Craft Beer Weekend
Local & national chefs, music, demos at Public Beach Nov. 3-4

Sample over 100 oyster recipes or indulge in the largest curated selection of farmed oysters from all over North America during the Hangout Oyster Cook-Off & Craft Beer Weekend scheduled Nov. 3-4 at Gulf Shores Public Beach.
Starting at 11 a.m. on Nov. 4 , patrons can sample over 100 oyster recipes or indulge in the largest curated selection of farmed oysters from all over North America. Celebrities and James Beard Award winning chefs will be demonstrating recipes and cooking techniques. Featured restaurants will be serving up Rockefeller, Gulf Coast Cajun and Raw Oysters for everyone to taste all day Saturday.
Top visiting chefs hoping to break the stranglehold local restaurants have had thoughout the festival’s 10 year history include Rob McDaniel (SpringHouse), Derek Emerson (Walker’s Drive-In), Brian Canipelli (Cucina 24), and Erik Niel (Easy Bistro & Bar). The Chef Demo stage is hosted by Alabama’s very own Food Network Star, Martie Duncan and features Cory Bahr of Food Network.
A selection of craft cocktails, Bloody Mary’s, Champagne and craft beer will be available to wash it all down. The Cook-Off will also feature the “Best Tasting Tailgate” for fans to watch SEC Football games on big screen TV’s. One of this year’s highlights is a set from country music star CAM on Saturday afternoon.
Admission to Saturday’s celebration of food and drink is $10 (free for children 12 & under). Pre-sale tasting ticket booklets are an additional $25 for 15 tickets. A VIP option is also available for $150. Tickets are on sale at hangoutcookoff.com.
The weekend begins on Nov. 3, with Craft Beer Friday featuring tastings from upwards of 20 craft breweries and live music.
– Workshops and Food Demonstrations: Martie Duncan (Food Network Star); Cory Bahr (Food Network Star); Adam Evans (Esquire’s #1 Best New Restaurant); Rob McDaniel (5x James Beard Award Nominee)
– Participating restaurants: Pete Blohme of Panini Pete’s (Guy’s Grocery Games); David Crews of Six Shooter Land and Timber (2013 King of American Seafood; Cleveland, MS); Erik Niel of Easy Bistro (James Beard Award Semifinalist; Chattanooga, TN); Kimball House (Southern Living’s 2014 Best New Restaurant; Decatur, GA); Walker’s Drive-In (Jackson, MS); Ole Biloxi Fillin Station (Biloxi, MS); Beach House Kitchen (Gulf Shores, AL); Local 463 Urban Kitchen (Jackson, MS); OK Bicycle Shop (Mobile, AL); Driftwood Bar and Grille (Orange Beach, AL); Guerrilla Gourmet (Victoria, TX); Voyagers – Perdido Beach Resort (Orange Beach, AL); Half Shell Oyster House (Biloxi, MS); Smoke Ring BBQ (Atlanta, GA); Restaurant Tyler (Starkville, MS); ByWater Bistro (Gulf Shores, AL); Restaurant Iron (Pensacola, FL); Hey Joe’s (Cleveland, MS); Desporte (Biloxi, MS); Crabs on the Beach (Pensacola, FL); The Coast Restaurant (Gulf Shores, AL); The Hangout (Gulf Shores, AL); The Gulf (Orange Beach, AL and Okaloosa Island, FL)
For more info, visit HangoutCookoff.com