Crawfish Boil Master Chris Bicknell talked to Serious Eats about this annual event, set to take place in Stuyvesant Cove Park on May 16.
- Pounds of crawfish being shipped straight from New Orleans for the boil: 920
- Number of tickets available for this year's Boil: 200 (so get yours fast)
- Size of the pots on site at the event: 100 quarts
- Essential ingredients for a boil: 8 (spiced crawfish, potatoes, corn on the cob, onions, garlic, lemons, mushrooms, sausage)
- What attending the Boil will cost you: $60 includes four crawfish pours with all the fixings, plus unlimited beer and New Orleans Hurricanes
- Number of crawfish boils Bicknell's thrown, roughly: 100
- Years since he left Louisiana for NYC: 20
Details
Saturday 5/16, 4-8PM solarONE, on the water
Stuyvesant Cove Park, 2420 FDR Drive Service Road East at 22nd Street
http://www.crawfishny.org
For more info, plus Bicknell's ideas on crawfish racing (slow) and who makes the best pizza in the city, head to Serious Eats.
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