Gulf Shores – As the Hangout Music Festival brings some of today’s best musical acts to Gulf Shores May 15-17, Alabama Gulf Seafood will be bringing some of the state’s tastiest fare to hungry festivalgoers.

The Alabama Gulf Seafood Courtyard and its participating restaurants will once again operate throughout the three-day festival, serving up the following popular Gulf shrimp, crab and oyster dishes:

• Acme Oyster House: Founded in the heart of New Orleans’s Fresh Quarter in 1920, Acme Oyster House debuted its Alabama location just this March. The restaurant boasts the key to its success it to not get too far from its source, which is why its newest location is in Alabama’s GulfCoast. 

Menu/Cost: Boom Boom Shrimp ($7), Shrimp PoBoy ($8) and Meat Pies ($5)

• The Hungry Owl: Chef and owner Tony Nicholas was born and raised in one of Alabama’s most historic coastal towns, Mobile. He’s worked with Chef Emeril Lagasse and has spent a lifetime perfecting his Southern and Creole influenced restaurant.

Menu/Cost: VooDoo Shrimp & Grits ($10), Red Snapper Jambalaya ($10) and Blue Crab & Lobster Mac & Cheese ($10)

“Alabama Gulf Seafood has been a huge part of the Hangout Music Festival for four years, and this marks the second for our Courtyard,” Chris Blankenship, director of Marine Resources and program administrator for Alabama Gulf Seafood, said. “We invite the more than 40,000 people expected to attend Hangout to visit this area and sample Alabama’s unrivaled seafood as some of the industry’s best musicians play in the background.”

About the Alabama Seafood Marketing Commission

Established by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley by executive order signed in March of 2011, the Alabama Seafood Marketing Commission (ASMC) was created to help provide advice, oversight, management and encouragement to the marketing of Alabama seafood. Led by Chris Blankenship, director of the Alabama Marine Resource Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the ASMC is comprised of volunteer members appointed by the Governor that includes fishermen, processors, charter boat operators, retailers, restaurant owners and others directly and indirectly related to the Alabama seafood industry.