Food Guide for FQ Fest, 3800 Charitable Dishes Sold at Emeril's Restaurants Across Nation

FESS TIME? Like any good New Orleans fess, next weekend's French Quarter Fest has an almost-overwhelming bevy of food options. Look for the highlights, with the most exciting offerings including The Joint's pulled pork po' boy, Muriel's crawfish and goat cheese crepe and Boucherie's roast beef po' boy. [He Said/She Said]

CHARITABLE EATING? Across Emeril's empire through the month of March, 3,800 dishes of Janée Taylor's Louisiana Surf-and-Turf were sold, raising $20,000 for Sir Bams-a-Lot's foundation and seriously raising the profile of the 18 year-old Taylor, a graduate of NOCCA and Warren Easton High School and current student at Johnson & Wales. [EaterWire]