2013 FoodFest - America's Hometown Sweets

The New Orleans Roadfood Festival, which has become FOODFEST: America's Hometown Eats, will kick off this year on Friday night, March 22, with a unique, limited-attendance party.

The evening is titled "America's Hometown SWEETS." Its goal is to honor the nation's best chocolates, cookies, candies, cakes, pies, donuts, cupcakes, fritters, and fudges.

In the adventuresome spirit of the weekend's FOODFEST, it will bring the best sweets from all over the country to New Orleans (and, of course, include local greats,too!), giving guests an unprecedented opportunity to sample, compare, and contrast regional taste in all those things that ring the chimes of a sweet tooth.

Included among the goodies will be key lime pie from Key West, Moonshine cake from Virginia, Whoopie pies from Maine, "apple pie in a paper bag" from Wisconsin, the ultimate turtles from Massachusetts, the city's best pralines, smores, and plenty of beverages like egg creams, and cofee cabinets.

The (non-edible) highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the Roadfood Blue Plate Award to a chef who has made a unique contribution to America's regional food.

Tickets are limited. Admission buys access to all the food (and paired cocktails) as well as an opportunity to meet the Blue Plate Award winner and to share in celebrating America's Hometown Eats and Sweets in a party of passionate fellow foodies. Tickets are non-refundable and all proceeds benefit Cafe Reconcile. No physical tickets are issued - please bring along an ID for the guest list.

Ticket price includes drinks provided by our sponsors: featured cocktails by Fuzzy's Premium Vodka and Specialty Beers & Wines from Southern Eagle Presented in part by our sponsors Swerve Natural Sweetener