Name: East Bank Cooking and Cocktail Demo: A Taste of 1812
Start: 2025-01-07T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-07T20:00:00-06:00
Location: East Bank Regional Library

East Bank Cooking and Cocktail Demo: A Taste of 1812

Kick off the new year with two food/cocktail demonstrations at the Jefferson Parish Library – one on each bank of the river – with a culinary journey back in time to 1812. These sessions will pay homage to the Battle of New Orleans upon it's 213th anniversary.
Nora Wetzel, a local chef who specializes in the cuisine of southern France, will discuss what foods were consumed at the time of the war against the British and she will demonstrate a dish made at that time. Elizabeth Pearce, a local mixologist and director of “Drink and Learn,” will also talk about the drinks consumed in that era, and she will demonstrate a cocktail.
Join us for a tasty education:
Tuesday, January 7, 6:30 pm – East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Avenue in Metairie)
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6:30 pm – West Bank Regional Library (2751 Manhattan Blvd. in Harvey)
These events are free of charge and are open to the public.
Patrons will be allowed to sample the dishes that are prepared during the demonstration. However, these demonstrations are not intended to serve as meals for those in the audience. Food will not be sold. Patrons younger than 21 years of age may not be served alcohol.
Wetzel began her professional career as a registered nurse and CPR instructor, which led to teaching heart-healthy programs as well as consulting to offshore-catering companies in the Gulf of Mexico. Wetzel has been a member of the New Orleans chapter of the American Culinary Federation and the New Orleans chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food. She was active for 10 years in the 19th-century open-hearth cooking program at the historic Hermann-Grima House.
Elizabeth Pearce is a Louisiana native and cocktail historian who tells the story of New Orleans through its iconic beverages. She was named a “2017 Person to Watch” by New Orleans Magazine. Pearce is the host of the Drink & Learn podcast, the author of Drink Dat New Orleans, a guide to bars across the city, and a co-author of The French Quarter Drinking Companion, a narrative guide to 100 notable bars in America’s most eclectic neighborhood. She is the Education Specialist for the Sazerac liquor company.
For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or [email protected].