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howdy, I am gonna guess you are from a place that has parishes and not counties LOL
lol - grew up in south louisiana, but actually live in tennessee now... on the upside, i do get to visit cajun country semi-regularly opening new Panera bakery-cafes down there
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Where about, I have alot of family all over Louisiana all of them grew up in Northern LA, But spread out. I love me some good cajun food. Heading to NOLA this october for voodoo fest. Tenn is not bad either. I grew up in mississippilol - grew up in south louisiana, but actually live in tennessee now... on the upside, i do get to visit cajun country semi-regularly opening new Panera bakery-cafes down there
Grew up in Lake Charles, went to school in Natchitoches - lived in Baton Rouge and N'Awlins (including a couple years working for Emeril)... and yeah - got to have my cajun food fix periodically, lol - if it is in season, I usually bring a couple sacks of crawfish back after a store opening and do a boil up in the mountains, lol... looks like I may be in Harvey, LA, opening a bakery-cafe in November - the timing may be interesting, with Thanksgiving and all
if you are going to be in NOLA, and have a chance, check out Katie's Restaurant (mid-city, locals place - amazing cochon de lait and doberge cake) or Toup's Meatery (also in mid-city area... the chef-owner, Isaac Toups, worked for Em at one point and his family has been in the biz for 3 generations - amazing food)
l'aissez les bon temps roulet!
if you are going to be in NOLA, and have a chance, check out Katie's Restaurant (mid-city, locals place - amazing cochon de lait and doberge cake) or Toup's Meatery (also in mid-city area... the chef-owner, Isaac Toups, worked for Em at one point and his family has been in the biz for 3 generations - amazing food)
l'aissez les bon temps roulet!
Welcome to VU, @doc_iguana ! I was born in New Orleans, and still have family in Baton Rouge. Nice to meet you! Hey @thewanderernick , what part of Mississippi are you from? I grew up in Jackson. Moved to Atlanta area in '84.
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I was born in Greenville MS, went to school in French Camp and all. I got an aunt and uncle in Baton Rouge, My uncle mike is the creator of Jensen Cue if you are into billiards he makes a great pool stick
Very cool! I'm familiar with the area. My mom lives outside Kosciusko in a little town called Ethel. Last time we visited we all went to French Camp to eat.
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yeah i know all the places you mentioned. Did you eat at the council house cafe... i used to work there after school love that place.
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will do, and i hope this little place in jackson square is still open. Maurices bakery, i think, had the best tarts i have ever eaten.
Yep, that's the place. Great sandwiches, and Mississippi Mud Cake...yum!
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Ha i used to make all of that. I was like the first kid who ever got paid to work at that school. It was part of our daily routine to have a work detail, but i would get killer tips during my summers there. I cooked all the desserts and made sandwiches and of course sweet tea, and served food. I will probably be heading there sometime this october actually. Cant wait to get some of that sorgum molasses
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