Posts by Melissa Schilling

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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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