Oceana Grill Takes Home ‘Best Dish Award’ at Mac N Cheese Festival

NOLA’s Mac N Cheese Festival presented by Waitr returned to Louis Armstrong Park yesterday, Saturday 12, for what turned out to be a beautiful day! From 11am-6pm, folks flocked to the park and got to try all sorts of mac n’ cheese concoctions from over 15 different vendors. 

Amongst all the tasty options, three guest celebrity judges honed in on the cheesiest dish winner: Oceana Grill. Oceana Grill’s offerings included regular mac n’ cheese, shrimp & crawfish mac n’ cheese cone, and mac n’ cheese nachos. Other top contenders included Mac n’ cheese balls with crawfish remoulade, from the House of Blues, vegan mac n’ chili from Original Thought, and lots more tasty options!

Check out some of the posts from the day below. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is 32 ✌🏼 It’s my birthday and this year I’m embracing the outtakes of life! Our lives can often look perfect on social media – always curated and filtered just right. I’m constantly learning to embrace the imperfect, live in the moment, and spend time doing what I love. Thanks to all of you for following along on this journey as always! I’ve loved how many connections this account has brought to my life❤️ . Tyler and I are celebrating some today but I loved spending some pre-birthday celebrations serving as a judge at @nolamacncheesefest yesterday! Congrats to @oceanagrill for winning the contest with their shrimp and crawfish mac n cheese waffle cone! . Also, if y’all are interested, I am hosting a small fundraiser on Facebook for @trevorproject. I’ve included the link in my bio should you want to donate. . . . . . . #thenola15 #birthday #birthdayboy #birthdaycelebration #eatingnola #nolafood #nolafoodie #macncheese #macandcheese #wafflecone #cheesyfood #festivalfood #foodfestival #eater #eaternola #foodblogger #gayblogger #gayfoodie #gayboy #gaysian #gayasian #neworleans #followyournola #visitneworleans #festivalseason #sweaterweather #drinkingnola #wherenolaeats #sundayfunday #macaroniandcheese

A post shared by NOLA Foodie • Stephen (@thenola15) on Oct 13, 2019 at 8:31am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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winner of this year’s nola mac n cheese fest!!! had a fantastic time and enjoyed a day filled with my favorite food 🥰🥳 congrats @oceanagrill !!

A post shared by The Ultimate Spooners Co.🥑 (@theultimatespooners) on Oct 13, 2019 at 1:41pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mac & Cheese Fest was a success! 🧀 Some noteworthy favorites: 1) @hobnola’s Crawfish Mac Balls w/ Remoulade 2) The Frying Station’s Mac & Cheese w/ Alligator Sausage 3) @oceanagrill’s Mardi Gras Mac in a Cone

A post shared by savannah chamblee (@sav_vs_food) on Oct 13, 2019 at 7:42am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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crawfish monica mac n’ cheese at NOLA Mac n’ Cheese Fest!! 🧀 . . . . . #nolamacncheesefest #nola #neworleans #crawfish #crawfishmonica #mac #macncheese #cheese #festival #foodfestival #food #foodporn #foodie #foodphotography #foods #louisiana #louisianaeats #thebigcheezy #bigcheezy #cheesygoodness #eeeeeats #eaternola #nolaeats #nolafood #nolafoodie #foodstagram #tasty

A post shared by Isabelle (@nola.nofo.eats) on Oct 12, 2019 at 4:58pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gettin Cheesy in the big easy ⚜️

A post shared by Justin (@justintabro) on Oct 12, 2019 at 1:21pm PDT

 

Featured image via Instagram user Valeria I.