The Aioli Dinner Supper Club – Baton Rouge
Benefitting the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts and Louisiana A+ Schools a Program of the LSU College of Human Sciences & Education
Join us for a unique food and wine experience benefitting the arts in education programs of the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts and Louisiana A+ Schools a Program of the LSU College of Human Sciences & Education.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Hosted by
Wally & Andrea McMakin
Richard & Lori Pellerin
The Home of Wally & Andrea McMakin
2052 Estates Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Cuisine by: Chef Jay Ducote
Live Cajun Music by: Grammy Award Winner Jimmy Breaux and the Jimmy Breaux Trio
Guests will participate in a recreation of the Aioli Dinner painting. Black and white attire (not formal) is encouraged.
PURCHASE TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIPS HERE
Individual Tickets are $300 per person
Sponsorship Levels
Top Sponsor $5,000 ($4,400 tax deductible)– 6 Tickets to the Aioli Dinner with reserved seating- Logo on invitation, web, and marketing materials as Top Sponsor -Includes and “Aioli Dinner” silkscreen print by George Rodrigue
Friends of George Rodrigue $2,500 ($2,100 tax deductible)– 4 Tickets to the Aioli Dinner with reserved seating- Logo on invitation, web, and marketing materials
Host Committee $1,500 ($1,300 tax deductible)– 2 Tickets to the Aioli Dinner with reserved seating- Name on invitation, web, and marketing materials
About Chef Jay Ducote
Jay Ducote is a chef, traveler, speaker, storyteller, culinary personality, and cultural gastronomist. Basically, he eats and drinks for a living.
He received his BA in economics and political science and MA in political science from LSU.
Jay is most widely known for finishing runner-up on Season 11 of the hit reality competition show Food Network Star in 2015. He also had a pilot for his own show, “Deep Fried America,” air on the Travel Channel in 2016. In 2019 he won an episode of Beat Bobby Flay after challenging the Iron Chef to a crawfish boil. Jay won an episode of Food Network’s Superchef Grudge Match in 2023. He has also appeared on Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen, Masterchef, and many more television and web shows.
Jay has twice been invited to cook at the historic James Beard House in New York. He has been a featured chef on ESPN’s College GameDay two times, the pinnacle of learning how to cook throwing tailgate parties for LSU Football. He continues to cook for events large and small, near and far.
Throughout Jay’s career he has led ventures in blogging, radio, television, digital media, barbecue sauces and seasonings, wine, coffee, tacos, catering, pop-up dinners, and much more.
In the Fall of 2020, the LSU Press published Jay Ducote’s Louisiana Outdoor Cooking, a cookbook chronicling Jay’s time growing up hunting, fishing, tailgating, and his professional culinary journey to that point.
Jay currently travels as much as he can to soak in the great cultures of the world and experience everything that life has to offer.
Presently, Jay is serving on the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Travel Association and on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the LSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Special Thanks to our Sponsors
Top Sponsors
Friends of George Rodrigue
Rori & Chris Adams
Host Committee
Menu
Passed Hors d’oeuvres
Deviled Eggs, Fried Oysters
Tuna Tartare, Zapp’s Chips
Shrimp Pinwheel Skewers, Fresh Pesto
Smoked Baby Back Ribs, Blackberry Sauce
Chandon Garden Spritz
Chandon Brut Rosé
Seated Dinner
1st Course
Sweet Potato Curry Soup, Crawfish Tails Two Ways, Coconut, Cilantro
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Marlborough New Zealand
2nd Course
Strawberry Salad, Spinach, Arugula, Sunflower Seeds, Gorgonzola, Strawberry Balsamic
Minuty “Prestige Rosé” 2023, Côtes de Provence
3rd Course
Braised Pork Cheeks, Fava Bean and Green Pea Succotash, Cane Syrup Roasted Carrots
Skyside Pinot Noir 2019, Central Coast California
4th Course
Blueberry Pecan Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Chandon Blanc Demi Sec
Wine pairings selected by 