Photos: 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival provides delicious good time
The 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival celebrated all-things tomato on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans. The two-day festival featured locally-grown tomatoes for sale, tomato dishes from food vendors, tomato-centric cooking demonstrations and live music.
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Dianne Honore wears her 2023 Creole Tomato Festival Queen sash as she demonstrates cooking 'Gumbo Marie,' a dish she created using stewed Creole tomatoes, Andouille sausage and shrimp, during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans. The two-day festival featured locally-grown tomatoes for sale, tomato dishes from food vendors, tomato-centric cooking demonstrations and live music. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Matt Ranatza of Matt Ranatza Farms, left, picks out Creole tomatoes for Lou Lou Goodman during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Alexey Marti performs during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Chicken tacos Hondure–os with tomato sauce and sliced tomatoes are served by Punto Criollo during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Festivalgoers sample Dianne Honore's 'Gumbo Marie,' a dish she created using stewed Creole tomatoes, Andouille sausage and shrimp, during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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People check out the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Creole Tomatoes from Matt Ranatza Farms are displayed during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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A Bloody Mary is mixed with a celery stick during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Liliana Pino, left, and Javier Olondo of Javier Olondo & Asheson perform during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Andre Iracks, left, and Presharn Stanley-Iracks of Washington, DC, listen to the music of Javier Olondo & Asheson during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.
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A straw hat is parked on a stroller handle during the 37th annual Creole Tomato Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in New Orleans.