What’s Cooking Wednesday with Shawanda Marie at 419 Decatur St
What's Cooking Wednesday
with Shawanda Marie
Wednesday at 12:00 noon
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
Learn about New Orleans history and culture while observing a cooking demonstration.
You’ll get to taste a sample of the food at the end of the demonstration.
New Orleans Creole Story Pot is a cultural and culinary storytelling initiative led by Shawanda Marie, an 11th‑generation Louisiana Creole, culinary storyteller, and chef. Her work blends authentic Creole cuisine with oral history, cultural heritage, and community stories from New Orleans and South Louisiana.
This program is free and open to the public.
Fees
The program is free and open to the public.
Location
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Latitude and Longitude 29.954804, -90.064759
Schedule
Date:
Nov 18, 2026
Time:
12:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm Central Time
Event Type
- Cultural/Craft Demonstration
- Talk
Tags:
new orleans jazz national historical park, new orleans jazz, new orleans, jean lafitte national historic park preserve, food demonstration, foodways, cooking demonstration