Mississippi Chef crowned America’s new King of Seafood

Proving Mississippi prepares the best seafood, Chef Austin Sumrall was crowned America’s new King of Seafood at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans.

Last Saturday, Chef Sumrall competed in the competition for the first time and won. As the new seafood king, he will travel across the country and abroad to promote U.S. seafood.

Sumrall is the owner of White Pillars restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi. Thirteen chefs from all over the nation and Guam competed in the competition.

Sumrall won with his snapper three-way dish, including a snapper crudo, New Orleans BBQ snapper ribs, and snapper jowl pho. ” It’s been great, the out pouring of support has been awesome, you know it was an honor to represent Mississippi and an honor to be cooking seafood, we’re right here, right across from the Gulf, we feature a lot of seafood on our menu and we think Mississippi prepares the best seafood in the world and show that off and we were able to do it.”

The award-winning snapper dishes will soon be featured on the White Pillars menu for guests to enjoy.