Taste of Louisiana
Bluewater Boathouse celebrates Mardi Gras and “Fat Tuesday” with a March tasting event and month-long celebration pairing the restaurant's fresh sustainable seafood with savory flavors and hot spices from the Bayou. The festivities begin with March 14 “Taste of Louisiana” event that combines California-inspired versions of Redfish, Gumbo, and Crabcakes with specialized drinks designed to bring out the flavor and turn up the heat. Also featured are Bluewater Grill Oysters Rockefeller. In honor of the celebration, Bluewater bartenders will pour the New Orleans Fizz, also known as the Ramos Gin Fizz, created in the late 1800s by New Orleans favorite son Henry C. Ramos. As legend has it, the cocktail became so popular that by the 1915 Mardi Gras celebrations, Ramos' 35 "shaker boys" had trouble keeping up with demand. Bartenders at each restaurant will demo the drink’s famous vigorous shaking ritual to give it its unique fizz.