{"id":10206,"date":"2026-05-11T14:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=10206"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:05:14","slug":"nicholls-alumnus-chef-jean-paul-bourgeois-nominated-for-james-beard-award-and-stars-in-food-networks-chopped-castaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/11\/nicholls-alumnus-chef-jean-paul-bourgeois-nominated-for-james-beard-award-and-stars-in-food-networks-chopped-castaways\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls Alumnus Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois Nominated for James Beard Award and Stars in Food Network\u2019s &#8220;Chopped Castaways\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ose-facebook ose-uid-5cadc21255c193cdc272af9b8a31cc27 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:500px; height:300px; max-height:300px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Facebook\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v25.0\"><\/script><div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1067752345704649\" data-width=\"500\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1067752345704649\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1067752345704649\/\"><\/a><p>Just when you think you&#039;ve seen it all on #Chopped, we go ahead and do something like this \ud83c\udfdd\ufe0f\ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab#ChoppedCastaways starts TUESDAY &#064; 9|8c!<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FoodNetwork\">Food Network<\/a> on Friday, May 8, 2026<\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois, a graduate of the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University, has earned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesbeard.org\/stories\/james-beard-media-award-nominees-2026\">2026 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Award<\/a> nomination for his series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/duckcampdinners\/\">\u201cDuck Camp Dinners\u201d<\/a> and is set to compete on a new Food Network series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/shows\/chopped-castaways\">\u201cChopped Castaways.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Premiering Tuesday, May 12, the competition features Bourgeois and 11 other chefs stranded on a remote island, where they must cook beachside with limited resources for a $100,000 grand prize.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10230 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/05\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"209\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/05\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/05\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/05\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/05\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/05\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/05\/190220_BlueSmoke_7721-scaled.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 139px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 139\/209;\" \/>Bourgeois spent over a decade in high-end kitchens in New York and California before pivoting to digital storytelling and food journalism. \u201cDuck Camp Dinners\u201d is currently in its fourth season, documenting the relationship between Louisiana\u2019s hunting culture and environmental conservation. 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We are incredibly proud to see him recognized by the James Beard Foundation and to watch him compete on &#8216;Chopped Castaways&#8217;.\u201d<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Chef John Folse Culinary Institute<\/b><br \/>\nThe Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University is dedicated to the preservation of Louisiana\u2019s rich culinary history and the education of the next generation of hospitality leaders. 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