Four teams squared off at 8th Wonder for theย f.r.e.s.h. Second Annual Mardi Gras Gumbo Cook Off, benefiting the Houston Food Bank. There was plenty of beer, excellent gumbo, and king cake to keep it all down.
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The La Dee Da Cookers team’s “Fais Do-Do Gumbeaux” featured shrimp, chicken and sausage. -
The Swamp Pop Stompers’ “Bayou Roux” wasa very thick seafood gumbo with plenty of rice. -
The Mumbo Gumbo “Nunya Gumbo” entry featured crawfish and homemade seafood sausage. -
The Spoilers team had the winning entry with a chicken, Andouille sausage, oyser mushroom and okra combo. -
The winning “Roux to Me” gumbo by the Spoilers team. -
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Silent auction items included a signed photo of Houston Astros outfielder George Springer, and a matching signed baseball. -
Even very small attendees were pretty excited about the gumbo. -
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King Cake in several different flavors made a fine dessert to hold down all that gumbo. -
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Even four-legged attendees god Mardi Gras beads. -
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Announcing the winner… -
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