NOWFE, 2013 Eat Local Challenge Both on the Horizon

NOLA—; Save the date...The 21st annual New Orleans Wine and Food Experience is May 22-25, including wine dinners, the grand tasting. Read more about it all here. [EaterWire]

CBD? This Sunday, May 12, The Roosevelt (123 Baronne) celebrates Mother's Day, with a mother/daughter book signing from author/storyteller Dianne de Las Casas and culinary wunderkind Kid Chef Eliana from noon to 2 p.m. in the hotel lobby. [Eaterwire]

NOLA? The 30 day 2013 Eat Local Challenge starts on June 1st. This year's event includes a mobile app, a scavenger hunt with a $1000 cash prize, tons of participating restaurants like Gracious Bakery and Sylvain, and an all local foods expo held at their headquarters on O.C. Haley in Central City. $25 registration fee get you lots of freebies. Learn more here. [Eaterwire]

Gracious Bakery [Photo: Eater NOLA]