{"id":2425,"date":"2018-12-12T13:03:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T13:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/?page_id=2425"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:08:28","slug":"chefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/chefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Chefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2425\" class=\"elementor elementor-2425\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b867f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b867f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc7c703\" data-id=\"cc7c703\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68f86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e68f86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb4306f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb4306f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a0605f\" data-id=\"1a0605f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89e8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c89e8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrating Our Chefs 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee755a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aee755a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 6:00 P.M.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6b7f63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6b7f63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d0eebc\" data-id=\"3d0eebc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379120d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"379120d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Chef John Folse Culinary Institute proudly presents Celebrating Our Chefs 2026, our premier annual fundraising event dedicated to celebrating culinary excellence while investing in the future of hospitality education. This year&#8217;s featured alumni represent the very best of the Institute and the global experiences that have shaped their careers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6e8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c6e8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b301d8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b301d8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74261e5\" data-id=\"74261e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64af5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64af5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3548\" alt=\"Image of Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1-1-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1-1-scaled.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8cd79a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8cd79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ca9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ca9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Chef<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e04942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e04942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jean-Paul Bourgeois is a Louisiana-born chef, James Beard Award-winning TV host, and\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">content creator known for telling soulful Southern stories through fire, food, and the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">great outdoors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee4c28c\" data-id=\"ee4c28c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658660e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"658660e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Hailey-Sellers-pic-1.pdf-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3547 lazyload\" alt=\"Picture of Hailey Sellers\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Hailey-Sellers-pic-1.pdf-1-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Hailey-Sellers-pic-1.pdf-1-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Hailey-Sellers-pic-1.pdf-1-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Hailey-Sellers-pic-1.pdf-1-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Hailey-Sellers-pic-1.pdf-1-1-scaled.jpg 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3e3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e3e3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chef Hailey Sellers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f6e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5f6e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Pastry Chef<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e131043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e131043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hailey Sellers is a 2019 Nicholls Culinary graduate concentrating in Patisserie. Inspired by her mother&#8217;s passion for baking, Hailey now serves as Sous Chef for French Truck Coffee while also owning her own custom cake business, Homemade by Hailey.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba70db\" data-id=\"eba70db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfca8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfca8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"812\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-9.56.16-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3549 lazyload\" alt=\"picture of Blake Trahan\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-9.56.16-AM.png 610w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-9.56.16-AM-300x400.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 610px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 610\/812;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8696cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8696cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blake Trahan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d5f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82d5f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Sommelier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4454509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4454509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blake Trahan is the Jackson Family Wine Specialist for Reyes Beverage Group in Louisiana with 8&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">years of experience in the industry. Blake graduated from the John Folse Culinary Institute at&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Nicholls State University in the fall of 2018.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff68444 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff68444\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-233b6ae\" data-id=\"233b6ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3fce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a3fce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eceb0e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eceb0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77c9c00\" data-id=\"77c9c00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cfb4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86cfb4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TICKET AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42f4c7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42f4c7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aedf6c7\" data-id=\"aedf6c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac44778 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac44778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Table Sponsorship (8 guests): $5,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb0d03e\" data-id=\"eb0d03e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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In addition to the evening&#8217;s festivities, our virtual silent auction will be open to everyone, featuring unique items and one-of-a-kind experiences.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">*Additional auction details will be announced soon.*<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-315de6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"315de6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d907e5a\" data-id=\"d907e5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffaac51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ffaac51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a67c5f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a67c5f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91a04a6\" data-id=\"91a04a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5c309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b5c309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honoring the Legacy of Chef John Folse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e4da15 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e4da15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd04442\" data-id=\"dd04442\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7a2f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec7a2f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/john-d-folse-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3554 lazyload\" alt=\"picture of john-d-folse\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/john-d-folse-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/john-d-folse-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2026\/07\/john-d-folse.webp 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; 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Creole Cuisine and some of his other cookbooks, reimagining these classic dishes through a contemporary lens. The evening will showcase how Louisiana cuisine continues to evolve while\u00a0remaining rooted in the traditions and foodways that Chef Folse has spent a lifetime preserving. From his groundbreaking publications to the founding of the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute, Chef Folse has\u00a0built a legacy that has influenced generations of chefs. 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