2025 Participating Talent (Our featured participants are being finalized and will be updated as they confirm their participation) Roy Angelle SOWELA Technical Community College Kirk Ard Maestro’s Mixers Rob Bocage KPLC 7NEWS Sunrise The Cajun Ninja Social Media Cook Stephen Coblentz Chart House at the Golden Nugget Lake Charles Amanda Cusey The Terrace Dave Evans Luna Bar & Grill and Augustine Gus Garden Area 337 Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie Musician / Band Jake Golmon 1701 Barbecue Hardette Harris Us Up North Amie Herbert KPLC Chad Jackson SOWELA Technical Community College Charles Jackson Drago's Seafood Restaurant Ryan Kennedy Bodega Wine Dive Karlos Knott Cajun Saucer Dani LaCour Musician / Band Marcus Lawson Propel Consulting LLC Brooke LeBlanc Southern Provisions SWLA Kevin McCarthy L’Auberge Lake Charles Nini Nguyen Chef and Cookbook Author Paul Petterfer Paul's Rib Shack David Reuss Jackson Family Wines Joshua Smith 30 Company Jerry Sonnier SOWELA Technical Community College Dylan Sorrel Hebert's Specialty Meats The Sharp 9’s Musicians / Band Earline Thomas SOWELA Technical Community College Daryl Walker Sweetie's Bar-B-Q Sullivan Zant Vestal