Alabama NewsCenter – Alabama chef Brody Olive wins Great American Seafood Cook-Off

By: Alabama News Center Staff

Alabama chef Brody Olive of Voyagers at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach was named King of American Seafood among 12 competitors at the 19th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off (GASCO), held Saturday in New Orleans. This is the first time the coveted title has returned to Alabama since chef Jim Smith earned top honors in 2011.

Olive, alongside assistant chef Luis Silvestre, originally created the winning dish — “Fishing on the Rocks, The Jetties at Perdido Pass” — for the 8th Annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off qualifier event in June, which the duo won. The recipe consisted of Gaff-Top Catfish Smoked over Scrub Oak Coal, Flash-Fried Mole Crabs + Gulf Shrimp Horseradish Cream, Pickled Purslane + Smoked Paprika Coral Tuile and was impressive for its representation of underrepresented Gulf seafood species.

“Having the national seafood title return to Alabama is something we are immensely proud of, and we are thrilled for chef Olive and his team for their innovative approach to this dish,” said Chris Blankenship, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. “The fact that he integrated what are otherwise underrepresented Gulf species is even more impressive. We hope this win encourages others to think differently about what is not only consumable — but also enjoyable — moving forward.”

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