Jambalaya by Kernest Gagnard
“How we lookin, baby?” – Kernest Gagnard A character. A walking, breathing, filled with energy and moxie C H A R A C T E R.…
The Cajun Microwave & Cochon De Lait
Part-Two in the Cochon de Lait Trilogy. So you wanna cook meat outdoors like a Cajun? If you go to Crawfish Guy, he has a clear…
Stuffin Pork Butts (all night long, all night)
“I stroke it to the left. I stroke it-” – Radio blaring away on a nearby table. “SATISFIED!” – chimed in Aunt Dawn. “Someone brought mojitos…
Boyer Family Chili – New Orleans, LA
I first met Anna, the younger Boyer sister who had hauled, arranged and prepped everything for our dinner like she was in the cutest cooking show…
Harvesting Sugarcane
Across the street from The Polidore’s home is a pretty large expanse of sugarcane fields. Jessica Defils took us over to the field and together she…
Laisse le bon temps rouler : Gumbo with The Polidore’s
This might be the most random intervention of fate, I’ve thus far experienced with this project. I occasionally write articles for Edible East Bay a food…
Crepes and Tacos – Advice and Recipe from Hassan
“In my other life, I was a pianist.” – Hassan Allen One of the most interesting characters I met during my time in NOLA was the…
crepes & tacos underground dinner
“Taco-ification available upon request” – Hunter Daniel Crepes & Tacos is an underground, backyard dinner party that started about a month ago in the green common…
New Orleans, Tree House Dinner pt.2
Though we were in New Orleans, this dinner could have taken place in any health conscience, seasonally-minded home. We feasted on Vegan Enchiladas (the best I’ve…
New Orleans, Tree House Dinner pt.1
The NOLA Treehouse, a communal art and living space, located at 1614 Esplanade Avenue in the 6th Ward of New Orleans, houses roughly 10 artists and…
