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Celebrate Labor Day with This Grilled Shrimp and Citrus Recipe!

Happy Labor Day! Today is the day to hit the pool, soak up the sun and, of course, cook out with family and friends. Before kicking off the fireworks and fun, this grilled shrimp recipe with a citrusy twist will make preparing for any festivities easier! After all, nothing quite celebrates a holiday like the...

Chef Advocate Highlight: Mike Brewer

Mike Brewer grew up in Grand Bay, Alabama learning how to cook at his mother’s heels. After 10 years as an engineer in Alabama, he decided to move to New Orleans to become Vice President of a local engineering firm. Downturns in the financial and energy markets led him to leave engineering and begin a...

It’s Not a Contradiction: Frozen Equals Fresh When It Comes to Wild American Shrimp

While it may seem like a contradiction, buying frozen shrimp in the grocery store or online is actually the best way to have confidence that your shrimp are as fresh as possible. That’s because every minute a shrimp is not frozen, it is losing freshness. Among the other factors to consider when buying shrimp, such...

These Recipes for Shrimp Salad Are Perfect for the Summertime!

When temperatures heat up, most of us don’t want the kitchen to do the same. Don’t sweat it! Instead, make wild-caught American shrimp your go-to ingredient. Not only are they healthy and packed with delicious flavor from the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Ocean, but they also cook quickly, which means less kitchen duty. What...

Wild American Shrimp Chef Advocate Austin Sumrall Crowned Winner of 2021 Great American Seafood Cook-Off

Wild American Shrimp Chef Advocate Austin Sumrall — Chef and Owner of White Pillars in Biloxi, Mississippi — was crowned this past weekend on Aug. 7, 2021 as the winner of the 2021 Great American Seafood Cook-Off! Chef Austin entered the competition for the first time to represent the state of Mississippi as one of...

Wild American Shrimp Chef Advocates Austin Sumrall and Tory McPhail to Compete in the 2021 Great American Seafood Cook-Off

Wild American Shrimp Chef Advocates Austin Sumrall and Tory McPhail have both been chosen to compete this year in the Great American Seafood Cookoff. Sumrall will represent Mississippi and McPhail will represent Montana. Sumrall is Chef and Owner of White Pillars in Biloxi, Mississippi. McPhail is the former Executive Chef at Commander’s Palace, New Orleans...