Gumbo Cook-Off To Benefit Gulfquest

MOBILE, Ala. — The Propeller Club, Port of Mobile will host the 25th Annual Rufus B. Lee Gumbo Cook-Off at Cooper Riverside Park in Mobile on May 20 at 5-8 p.m. The event recognizes National Maritime Day and celebrates Mobile’s waterfront. It also highlights the GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, to which all proceeds will go. It will feature maritime displays, activities for children, music and gumbo. Tickets are $15 for those 13 and older and will include gumbo and beverages. Registered teams will compete for the best-tasting gumbo as decided by panel of judges. Additionally, food-service establishments may participate non-competitively with recipe samples other than gumbo.