i m a competitive person, so but at this time i think it s so important to represent louisiana. personally, obviously i want to win, you know, because i m representing the state of alabama. anyone on the gulf is going to be a challenge because they have great seafood, as well, but not louisiana seafood. i ve been cooking about 12 years now. i can t really worry about my competition. i have to worry about what i m doing. one dish, this is the best dish i ve ever made? i don t know. there s pressure, definitely. shrimp is the food of decision. we ve seen forrest gump. you can broil it. he mentions like 60 shrimp dishes. shrimp creole. that s all based like 20 miles from here. pan fried, deep fried, stir fried. grape tomatoes cut in half. we pride ourselves on the freshest ingredients so anything that s coming out of the water is safe, you know, and dlielicis as always. maybe we can get the message across to still buy local
he has 60 shrimp diseases. shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole. that is based 20 miles from here. pan-fried, deep-fried, stir-fried. we pride ourself on the freshest ingredients. anything coming out of the water is safe and delicious as always. maybe we can get the message across that, you know, you can still buy local seafood. there is a lot riding on it. to be able to get out there and say, look at our seafood, still the greatest seafood ever, safe, still tastes great. i don t know what the future is going to be. i hope we can change it. cnn photojournalist, john bena and producer, eric fiegle put that together. if you are hoping to put together your own seafood spread, you are in luck, because waters will be open to both commercial and recreational fishing as long as it happens to be shrimp or fin fish. if you are hoping to catch some oysters and bring in some crabs,