United Way of St. Charles 2014 Jambalaya & Gumbo Cook off Thursday, October 2, 2014 PACKAGE CONTENTS Event Timeline Award Information Basic Information Jambalaya & Gumbo Cook-off Rules Registration Form
EVENT TIMELINE Teams setup their own tents Contestants Begin Cooking Gates open to Public Judges Arrive Cooking Completed Judging Occurs Serve Gumbo / Jambalaya Ceremony / Award Prizes People s Choice award ballots turned in Announce People s Choice award Event Ends Clean Up 8:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 3:45 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 3:45 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 4:00 pm 7:30 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm until AWARD INFORMATION People s Choice Award 1 st place team for Jambalaya will take home a prize paddle for 1 year 1 st place team for Gumbo will take home a prize paddle for 1 year 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd place will receive a plaque for Jambalaya 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd place will receive a plaque for Gumbo Each team will receive four (4) participation items BASIC INFORMATION Purpose: To heighten awareness for the 2014 2015 United Way Campaign. This is a fun event that will allow teams from businesses and industries in St. Charles Parish to compete for the title of Best Jambalaya and Best Gumbo. Registration and Participation Fee deadline: Thursday, September 25, 2014 registration deadline $100 per team per category LATE REGISTRATION (after September 25 th, registration fee $125) For more information, contact: Tamara Plattsmier at United Way of St. Charles (985) 331 9063; tamarap@uwaysc.org
BASIC INFORMATION continued Make Check Payable & Mail to: United Way of St. Charles 13207 River Road Luling, LA 70070 Event Date: Thursday, October 2, 2014 Event Location: West Bank Bridge Park Luling Judges (TBD) Open to the Public: $5.00 pay one price entry fee ($1.00 soft drinks. $2.00 Water & Beer) 10 and under are free Booth Removal Will begin at 8:00 p.m. To ensure the safety of all participants, vehicles will not be permitted to enter the set up area after 3:00 p.m. To ensure the safety of all participants, NO team or personal vehicles will be permitted to exit the set up area prior to 8:00pm. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL PARTICIPANTS, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL VEHICLES BE ALLOWED TO ENTER OR EXIT FESTIVAL BETWEEN 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM! NO EXCEPTIONS.
JAMBALAYA & GUMBO COOK OFF RULES 1. Must register and pay by Thursday, September 25, 2014 in order to receive the souvenir gift. Any teams registering after September 25, 2014 will pay a late registration fee of $125 per team. 2. Double pots are permitted: one pot for judging and one pot for extra food, if needed. The judging pots must be a minimum of ten gallons. Teams should provide own water for cooking purposes. 3. Jambalaya and Gumbo meats are limited to a combination of beef, chicken, turkey, or pork only (any or all). The meat must be boneless. No wild game or seafood. 4. For the Gumbo, rice needs to be included for serving but will not be judged. The rice can be precooked. 5. All cooking will take place at the West Bank Bridge Park in Luling. 6. There will be no pre cooking of the ingredients, including roux. Exception is smoked meat and gumbo rice. 7. Meat can be seasoned ahead of time. 8. Judging will begin at 4:00 PM on October 2, 2014; therefore Jambalaya & Gumbo must be ready by 3:45 PM. An exact time for delivery to the judges will be given to each team that day. 9. Serving will begin at 4:00 PM. Bowls, spoons and napkins will be provided. 10. Participants must provide all cooking and cleaning supplies, serving utensils, tents (10 x 10), tables, chairs, fire extinguishers, etc., just as if you were tailgating. 11. Water, soft drinks and beer will be available for purchase after 3:00 PM. Participants should plan to provide their own beverages for their team members prior to 3:00 PM. (No glass bottles please) 12. The team membership is 4 members maximum. 13. In order for latecomers to have samples, please do not package food in bags prior to 7:30 pm. If you desire to begin clean up early, package your food in disposable aluminum pans (provided by you). Taking bags or containers of food from the event site before the event ends, is strongly discouraged. 14. To ensure the safety of all participants, vehicles will be NOT permitted to exit the set up area prior to 8:00 pm. NO EXCEPTIONS. Deputies will be present to enforce this rule.
2014 Battle for the Paddle Registration Form All teams must submit a registration form. Please make checks payable to United Way of St. Charles and mail to 13207 River Rd., Luling, LA 70070. Or fax to (985) 331 9069. For more information, please call Tamara Plattsmier at (985) 331 9063. Due to the confined space of this event, frontage sizes will be limited to: 1 2 registered cooking teams will have ten (10 ft.) frontage. 3 4 registered cooking teams will have twenty (20ft.) frontage. 5 or more registered cooking teams will have thirty (30ft.) frontage. TEAM REGISTRATION: $100 Per Team Per Category. Registration deadline September 25, 2014, to guarantee team prizes. There is a $25.00 late registration fee per team after this date. Name Company/Organization Name Name Phone E Mail Team Contact Address Street, City, State Zip Team Member #1 Team Name(s) $100.00 Team Member each #2 Team Member #3 Team Member #4 Team #1 category (gumbo or jambalaya) Tent Size Team Contact Name Phone E Mail Team Member #1 Team Member #2 Team Member #3 Team Member #4 Team #2 category (gumbo or jambalaya) Tent Size