Top left, Bill Dumas, known as the Sausage Sensei, helped organize the boudin portion of the Backbone Boudin & Gumbo Festival. Top right, Cajun musician Jesse Lege will perform with Bosco Stomp. Bottom left, biographer and journalist Joe Nick Patoski of Wimberley will serve as a celebrity judge.
Bottom right, bluegrass musician Kevin Russell of Shinyribs will also serve as a
celebrity judge.
Submitted photos
Backbone Boudin and Gumbo Festival set for March 12
This year, the bontemps of Mardi Gras gets an extension with the Backbone Boudin and Gumbo Festival Sunday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., as many Texas favorite barbecue restaurants, pit masters and chefs will be sampling their best boudin dishes and gumbo at the Devil’s Backbone Tavern.