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The he Gentlemen?s Gent tlemen?s Cooking Classic is a much- much- anticipated annual event presented by the Southern University Shreveport Foundation to benefit the and Catering. Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator and businessman Roy Griggs Griggs, owner of Griggs Enterprises, Enterprises will also receive the distinction of being the evening?s ?Honorable Southern university. The event brings together a number of local Gentlemen.? celebrity chefs who prepare their favorite dishes for The Gentlemen?s Cooking Classic always attracts a discriminating diners. The 10th Gentlemen?s Cooking diverse array of celebrity chefs concocting a smorgasbord Classic will happen 6-9 p.m. June 27 in the Red River of tasty recipes. Some of the area?s most notable politicians Room at Harrah?s Louisiana Downs. and business and civic leaders ?trade in their suits and The theme for this year?s event is ?So You Think You Can briefcases for aprons and spatulas? ? all for a great cause. Cook? and will pay special tribute to the popular local chef The Gentlemen?s Cooking Classic was the brainchild and caterer, Gerald Savoie, owner of Savoie?s Restaurant of the late Mavice Colley Wallette, a former Caddo Parish
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scho school administrator. Wallette had attended a culinary even event in Washington, D.C., where community leaders and government officials put their kitchen skills to good use, cooking their dishes at their own expense to raise funds for a D.C. university. In 1983, Wallette pitched the idea to Frank Williams, who at the time was president of the Old Security National Bank.
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