Gumbo Gala 2024 Team Application
April 13, 2024
Ghost Train, Birmingham
12 - 4pm
Seventeen years ago, Episcopal Place Board members, staff, and volunteers created a fundraising event that would be unique and fun for the community and for the Episcopal Place residents it would benefit. Four couples from Louisiana had recently moved into Episcopal Place after losing their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Knowing how much they missed their food, music, and culture, EP staff members developed the concept for Gumbo Gala in their honor. And the rest is Gumbo Gala history!
Gumbo Gala is...
- A gumbo cooking competition featuring backyard and professional chefs
- A delicious array of gumbos from chicken and sausage to seafood and gator
- A friendly competition among teams vying for coveted titles and bragging rights
AND... Lagniappe (lan-yap)...
Cajun for A Little Something Extra
- Live music from Margeaux & the Cat’s Meow
- Pets Welcome!
No two gumbo recipes are quite the same, a culinary fact that makes this Creole and Cajun favorite as versatile as it is delicious. The stew gets its biggest chance to shine at the 18th Annual Gumbo Gala, a one-day cook-off held by Birmingham’s Episcopal Place. Gumbo teams from the region gather around their simmer pots, with each one attempting to impress both crowds of samplers and the panel of judges who crown each year’s winners.
3 Team Categories:
Professional, Backyard Chefs, & Students
3 Gumbo Categories:
Chicken & Sausage, Seafood, & Specialty
Each team selects one category of gumbo to cook and compete.
Team Registration Fee: $300 or it may be included in your Sponsorship Package. Click on the response in this form below.
More information will be sent once you've registered and we will be keeping you in the loop of the day's activities! Join us and let's get our gumbo on!