I EAT. I DRINK. I WRITE.

Mission: To celebrate the food and beverage culture of Louisiana and everywhere I eat and drink.

Bite and Booze is a website that chronicles the culinary and indulgent cultural experiences of the author, Jay D. Ducote. The blog tells the story about everything that Jay eats and drinks throughout his life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and his travels around the United States and the world.

Bite and Booze / Jay Ducote in the Media
Louisiana Daily 6/5/13
Craftbeer.com Louisiana Video 5/31/13
Mint.com Frugal Foodie 5/22/13
Nola.com - Movie Villains 5/7/13
225 Dine - Movie Villains 4/25/13
Louisiana Daily 4/19/13
225 Dine 4/18/13
225 Dine Hogs for the Cause 3/28/13
Baton Rouge Business Report PM 3/21/13
225 Dine 3/7/13
PRSSA LSU Featured Speaker Interview 3/6/13
DIG Magazine The Dish 3/6/13
Yahoo! Homepage and Big League Stew 3/3/13
MLB FanCave Jay Bruce Prank 2/27/13
Investors Business Daily 2/26/13
My FOX Phoenix 2/20/13
Business Report PM 2/19/13
225 Dine 2/14/13
Southern Living 2/13/13

Sports 225 with Lee Feinswog (March 2013)
Late Night Eats - Discovery America, Judge (Unreleased)
MLB FanCave Jay Bruce Prank (made front page of Yahoo!) (February 2013)
MLB FanCave Les Miserables Parody Music Video (February 2013)
The Outdoor Shopper - Nationally Televised TV Host, Cox Sports and The Pursuit Channel (2012, 2013)
Around Town TV Show (October 2012)
"I'm Not Trying to be an Undewear Model" Documentary (2012)
Downtown TV Show - Guest (May 2012)
Happys5000 TV Commercial (April 2012)
WAFB 9Chefs Season 3 - Judge (March 14, 15 2012)
Food Louisiana, Episode 2, Cox Channel 4 (January 2012)
"Treme" - HBO (Season 3, Episode 8)
Food Louisiana, Episode 1, Cox Channel 4 (January 2012)
"Broken City" - Feature Film (Release Date January 2013)
Eat St. on Cooking Channel and Canada's Food Network (November 2011)

Delta Destinations ~2:56 (July 2011)
MasterChef Season 2 on FOX (June 2011)

Meanwhile Back at Cafe du Monde..., Red Carpet Interviews (May 2011)

WAFB 9Chefs - Judge (March 2, 2011)

Visit Baton Rouge: Mystic Krewe of Mutts Parade (February 2011)

Bite and Booze/Visit Baton Rouge Bite Club Round 1: KingCakeBR (February 2011)

Purple Gold (The Tiger in Me) Music Video (December 2010)

"Meanwhile Back at Cafe du Monde..." Television Pilot (Fall 2010)
Tony Chachere's Tailgating Cookoff - Comcast Sport South (November 2010)
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Grand Opening (November 2010)
LSU Football On Campus Tailgating Series (Fall 2010, 2011)

Ninja Snowballs/Bite and Booze Submit a Flavor Contest (Fall 2010)

Cooking/Food Competition Participating and Judging:
Pie Contest for (April 2013 Judge)
Zapp's International Beer Festival (Chef for Brasseurs a la Maison April 2012, 2013)
Hogs for the Cause (March 2013 Chef and Team Captain)
2013 Daily Meal 101 Best Restaurants in America (February 2013 Panelist)
Sundance Film Festival (January 2013 Chef)
BREADA Tailgating Throwdown (November 2012 Judge)
Capital Area United Way Jambalaya Jam (October 2012 Judge)
Belly Up to the Bar (October 2012 Judge)
Fete Rouge Grand Tasting (August 2012 Judge)
Louisiana Culinary Institute Homeplate Classic Finals (August 2012 Judge)
LSU AgCenter/Louisiana Department of Ag and Forestry Garden Fest Bloody Mary Contest (July 2012 Judge)
Louisiana Seafood/Louisiana Cookin' Healthy Seafood Contest at LCI (May 2012 Judge)
Bayou Beard Association Beard Contest (April 2012 Judge)
GBRAR Cajun Cookoff (March 2012 Judge)
WAFB 9Chefs Season 3 (March 2012 Judge)
Heart Strings and Angel Wings Gumbo Cookoff (March 2012 Judge)
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Jambalaya Cookoff (March 2012 Judge)

Gonna Need a Bigger Bowl Chili Cookoff (March 2012 Judge)
Louisiana Culinary Institute Race to Cannes (February-March 2012 Judge)
Appetite for Life Food Truck Competition (February 2012 Judge)
Virtual Potluck (Ongoing Participant)
BREADA's Tailgating Throwdown at the Red Stick Farmers Market (November 2011 Judge)
Emeril's One-Pot Blogger Cooking Party (September 2011 Contestant)
Dow Louisiana Operations Jambalaya Throwdown (September 2011 Judge)
ESPN 104.5/Times Grill Build Your Own Burger Throwdown (September 2011 Chef)
Canstruction, AAIA and Baton Rouge Food Bank (September 2011 Judge)
Baton Rouge Beer Festival, Home Brew Competition (July 2011 Judge)
Eunice IBCA BBQ Championship (June 2011 Judge)
Lemonade Day, Raising Cane's Lemonade Contest (May 2011, April 2012 Judge)
YTAC Kiss My Grits (April 2011 Judge)

New Orleans Brunch Experiment - The Food Experiments (April 2011 Chef)
Hammond Smokin' Blues and BBQ Festival (March 2011, 2011 KCBS Contest Chef)
Louisiana Culinary Institute's Race to Cannes (February-April 2011 Judge)
WAFB's 9Chefs (March 2011 Judge)

Tony Chachere's Tailgating Cookoff (Fall 2010 Contest Winner)

CAUW Jambalaya Jam (September 2010 Judge)

Honeysuckle White and Shadybrook Farms Turkey BBQ Contest (Summer 2010 Contest Participant)

Project Food Blog (Fall 2010 Contest Participant)

FoodieBlogroll and Marx Foods Iron Foodie (Fall 2010 Project Finalist)
Ninja Snowballs/Bite and Booze Submit a Flavor Contest (Fall 2010)

Hammond Smokin' Blues and BBQ Festival (March 2010, 2011 KCBS Contest Chef)

Speaking Engagements:

Lemonade Day Tasting Contest, Emcee (April 2013)
Louisiana Feast of Fields, Emcee (April 2013)
PRSSA LSU, Guest Speaker (March 2013)
Food Blog South, Birmingham, Speaker (January 2013)
National Beer Wholesaler Association Annual Convention, San Diego, Speaker and Moderator (October 2012)
Broadmoor Methodist Church, Keynote Speaker (October 2012)
French Market Cookbook Fair, Southern Food and Beverage Museum, New Orleans, Emcee (September 2012)
Beer Industry League of Louisiana 66th Annual Convention, Destin, Keynote Speaker (July 2012)
North American Beer Blogger Conference, Indianapolis, Panel Member (July 2012)

Celebrity Starter, Fat Boy 5K (April 2012)
Baton Rouge Aging Network, Guest Speaker (April 2012)
Louisiana Culinary Institute, Guest Speaker (April 2011, April 2012, January 2013)
Young Professional Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Guest Speaker (March 2012)
Exchange Club of Baton Rouge, Guest Speaker (February 2012)
Food Blog South, Incorporating Video into Food Blogs (January 2012)
Southeast Tourism Society, Fall Meeting, Panel Member: Culinary Tourism (November 2011)
"Meanwhile, Back at Cafe du Monde..." Food Monologue Show Emcee (October 2011)
International Food Blogger Conference, New Orleans, Panel Member: Writing about Food and Culture (August 2011)
Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge, Guest Speaker (August 2011)
Destructo Tour, Louisiana Culture in Social Media, Panel Member (June 2011)

Celebrity Bar Bouncer, Downtown Baton Rouge (May 2011)
PRSA Baton Rouge, Special Guest Speaker (March 2011)
"Meanwhile Back at Cafe du Monde..." Food Monologue Series (Multiple Headliner Appearances in 2010-2011)

NPR, Radio Story Interview (December 2010)

LSU Communication Across the Curriculum, Special Guest Speaker (November 2010)

Northgate Festival, Emcee (October 2010)

Coastal Social, Host (September 2010)

Successful Eating Challenge Attempts:
Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, Winner, Frankie's Dawg House (July 2011)
OMG Burger Challenge, Tied for most eaten, Uncle E's Wings and Things (June 2011)
Kodiak Arrest Challenge, Fifth person to ever complete, Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse (May 2010)

Publications other than BiteandBooze.com:
Meanwhile, Back at Cafe du Monde..., Coffee Table Book, Story and Recipe, 2012
The Advocate Food Recipes, (2) Hershey's Dark Chocolate Mole Braised Beef Short Ribs over Creamed Corn Polenta, Chocolate Panna Cotta topped with Crumbled Honey Maid Graham Crackers and Homemade Marshmallow Foam
Louisiana Cookin', Cuisine Afield and Afloat Columnist, Multiple 2012-2013
New Orleans eNews, Local Booze (multiple since August 2012)
LouisianaTravel.com Craft Beer, Gulf Pig, Local Products (3) August-October 2012
Louisiana Kitchen, (1) July/August 2012
225 Magazine Blog, recurring since May 2012
Huffington Post, Bite and Booze, Jay Ducote (5) March-November 2012
Menuism.com, recurring since March 2012
225 Magazine (Many), May 2011-August 2012
Country Roads Magazine, (1) 2012 Favorite Things, October 2011
Off Beat Magazine New Orleans, (1), September 2011
Town Favorites Magazine (12), March 2010 - February 2011
Dine and Cook (3), June-August 2010
Louisiana Travel (1), August 2010
1012 Corridor (1), February 2010

Professional Memberships/Community Involvement:
Culinary Ambassador for the Louisiana International Film Festival 2012, 2013
Louisiana Culinary Institute Advisory Board 2012, 2013
LSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dean's Advisory Council 2012, 2013
Baton Rouge Entrepreneur Week, Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Food and Beverage Program Co-Chair, 2012
Breada's Tailgating Throwdown Committee 2011, 2012
Capital Area United Way's Jambalaya Jam Committee 2010, 2011, 2012
Foodie Blog Roll Publisher
Association of Food Bloggers
Foodbuzz Featured Publisher
Southern Food and Beverage Museum
Southern Foodways Alliance
Baton Rouge Social Media Association
Forum 35

Relevant Events/Conferences:
Sundance Film Festival, Park City, 2013
Shooting and Hunting Outdoor Tradeshow, Las Vegas, 2013
National Beer Wholesaler Association Annual Convention, San Diego, 2012
Great American Beer Festival, Denver, 2012
Beer Industry League of Louisiana 66th Annual Convention, Destin, 2012
International Beer Blogger Conference, Indianapolis, 2012
FoodBlogSouth, Birmingham, 2011, 2012, 2013
International Food Blogger Conference, New Orleans, 2011
Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, 2011
New Orleans Food and Wine Experience, New Orleans, 2011
FoodBlogSouth, Birmingham, 2011
Fete Rouge, Baton Rouge, 2010
Coastal Social, Baton Rouge, 2010
Foodbuzz Food Blogger's Festival, San Francisco, 2009

Awards/Nominations/Recognition

"I just wanted to thank you for having me on the show and letting me hang with you the whole time. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you as you are such a pro!!! I have been on lots of radio shows through the years and you are REALLY GOOD, have a wonderful approach, talented and so knowledgeable." Holly Clegg, Trim & Terrific Cookbook Author, April 2013

Recognized as one of the "Top 100 Seafood Bloggers" in the country by Eat Gulf Seafood

Nominated for "Best to Follow on Facebook" and "Best Radio Personality in the 2013 Best of 225 Awards

Major League Baseball FanCave Top 30 for 2013

Nominated for the 2013 SoMes by the Baton Rouge Social Media Association for "Best in Baton Rouge," losing out only to Raising Cane's, a corporate giant whose social media is run by people in corporate offices in Dallas, TX.

Runner-up with over 30% of the nearly 4,000 votes for 225 Magazine's 2012 "Best of 225" Awards for Best Blogger/Social Media Personality

"Speaking of local celebrities, I finally got to meet local celebrity chef Jay Ducote which was pretty much awesome. I’ve been following Jay’s blog, Bite and Booze ever since I moved down South and I really admire the guy for livin’ the dream. I mean, it’s his J.O.B. to eat, drink, and then write about it…sounds like a dream, right? Anyway, he was super cool and an all-around nice guy…he even offered to contribute to a little Southern cookbook I’m working on!" - Pixelpunk, Baton Rouge Living, January 2012

"He's arguably the most visible food blogger in south Louisiana, with one of the most popular blogs on the web." - Nils Breckoff, Food Louisiana, January 2012

"Basically, people love this guy." - Rivers Hughey, Finding the Purpose, January 2012

"You gotta love Ducote, whose 2-year-old blog, biteandbooze.com, has earned him appearances on national TV, write-ups in local publications and his own talk radio show. He’s a big teddy bear of a guy with a boyish exuberance and an entrepreneurial spirit, twin characteristics that enable him to shamelessly self-promote in a way that is endearing and even a bit inspirational, without being offensive." - Stephanie Riegel, The Advocate, December 2011

"Top Forty Under 40" - Baton Rouge Business Report, November 2011

"I continue to be impressed by Ducote and other 20-somethings of his generation who are passionate advocates of local food, local cooking traditions and local restaurants. They are some of our greatest ambassadors, and it speaks volumes about his credibility as a blogger that he has been asked to participate in a panel discussion at the conference." - Stephanie Riegel, The Advocate, August 2011

"Top 100 Amateur Chefs in America" - MasterChef on FOX, Season 2, June 2011

"If there is a king of the local food-blogging community, it is Ducote, who in just 18 months has established as one of the leaders of the local social media movement, and one of the bigger names in the national food blogging community." - Stephanie Riegel, The Advocate, May 2011

"Without Facebook, Jay Ducote would not exist. Sure the former math teacher, the son, the brother, the chill guy you want to have a beer with would remain; but take away his active presence on the Internet’s most trafficked site, and the Jay Ducote that produces the suddenly social food blog Bite and Booze, the Jay Ducote who stars in popular tailgating videos for LSU, and the Jay Ducote with thousands of fans across the country who have come to know him so well so fast in the course of a year seems a lot less likely." - Jeff Roedel, 225 Magazine, February 2011

Winner - 2010 Tony Chachere's Tailgating Cookoff

Nominated for "Best Blogger/Columnist" and "Most Eligible Bachelor" for Best of 225, 2010

The Secret Ingredient's Blogger of the Week 9/29/11
Foodie Blogroll Featured Blog of the Week 11/4/11