Louisiana X Nashville

Garden & Gun partnered with the Louisiana Travel Association to bring Louisiana cuisine to Nashville for a two-night culinary experience.

The program featured eleven different Louisiana chefs from across the state paired with eleven host restaurants in Nashville.

From left: Jill Kidder, Marion Fox, and Christian Bryant kick off the two-night event with the media preview, where guests sampled dishes from the participating Louisiana chefs.

A featured dish from the media preview event prepared by Louisiana chef Ryan Trahan: smoked oyster with crème fraîche, beets and herbs.

Chefs Alex Robertson Mancuso and Jon Gimber pose with restaurant guests at Urban Grub during the restaurant takeover on October 9th.

Following the media preview event, the eleven Louisiana chefs teamed up with eleven Nashville restaurants to prepare dishes inspired by Louisiana flavors for diners on Tuesday evening.

Louisiana on the menu: Fried green tomatoes from The Southern created by chefs Kevin Thompson and Paul Brantley.

Guests toast a festive evening with a Louisiana-inspired menu at Marsh House.

Kristin Essig and Michael Stoltzfus of Coquette in New Orleans partner with Bastion chef Josh Habiger to cook dishes including this okra and bottarga creation.

Chefs Jeffrey Rhodes and Justin Ferguson (left to right) take a break in the kitchen at Butchertown Hall.

Louisiana chef Russell Davis adds the finishing touch to his dish at Mop/Broom Mess Hall.