Cocktail and Cooking Demonstration - Tennessee Williams Key Lime Pie and Jammy Juleps

Two food/cocktail demonstrations at the Jefferson Parish Library – one on each bank of the river – will celebrate the end of summer – Tennessee Williams Key Lime Pie and Jammy Juleps.

The first demonstration occurs at 6:30 p.m.., Tuesday, Sept. 3, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

The second demonstration occurs at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, at the Jane Chatelain O’Brien West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan, Harvey.

Each event is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.

Li Williams will prepare the Key Lime Pie; Camille Staub will prepare the Jammy Julep.

Liz Williams founded the Southern Food & Beverage Museum and the SoFAB Research Center. SoFAB is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Liz has authored several books about food and culture, especially New Orleans food culture. Her podcast, Tip of the Tongue, about food, drink and culture, appears weekly. Her most recent books are Nana’s Creole Italian Table and the SoFAB Cookbook, with co-author Maddie Hayes. She is a graduate of the LSU Law Center. She practiced law in Washington, D.C. and Louisiana. She has served as judge in many cooking competitions and consulted internationally on the food of New Orleans.

Camille Staub is director of operations at SoFAB. She has more than a dozen years of experience in the food service and hospitality industry and has held positions spanning from Prep Cook to Sous Chef in restaurants across Louisiana and in Germany. She and Colleen Allerton formed the catering operation, Luncheon, which operated for a time at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum.