It’s fall gumbo season, and time to break out the black iron pot and the rice cooker. The knob of juicy dark meat at the end of a chicken drumstick is my favorite cut of the bird, and when soaked for two hours in a rich roux-infused gumbo, these legs have me running to the…
Meet The Fisherman: Lance Nacio
With his ever-present straw hat to keep the South Louisiana sun at bay, Lance Nacio is easy to spot. Lance fishes the Gulf waters out of his dockside home in Montegut, LA, in Terrebonne Parish. A third-generation fisherman, Lance grew up in Lafourche Parish, about an hour outside New Orleans. His family, like others…
Meet The Fisherman: Acy Cooper, Jr.
Acy Cooper, Jr. is a shrimper, a third-generation shrimper, to be exact. At the age of 15, Acy began making a living on the waters of Plaquemines Parish along coastal Louisiana. Now, over 35 years later, he continues to bring the highest quality Gulf shrimp from his boat to your table. Based in Venice, LA,…
Meet The Fisherman: Sheb Callahan
Sheb Callahan is a crabber. From his Louisiana Blue Crab, LLC based in Kaplan, LA, Sheb is one of Louisiana’s largest crab wholesalers. His fishing, processing, and shipping operation serves not only Louisiana customers but a growing market in the mid-Atlantic states of Maryland and Virginia. Sheb learned the business from his father. Now, over…
Meet The Fisherman: The Portier Family
After the hurricane, Louisiana fishing families like the Portiers are back on the water, bringing their fresh catch to sell. Now more than ever, Louisiana fishermen need your help. With restaurant sales curtailed due to social distancing restrictions, selling direct to consumers is the only way they can make a living. As you read this…
Meet The Fisherman: Bryan Mobley
From his boat in Galliano, Bryan, and his wife Corina, shrimp the waters of coastal Louisiana for the freshest Gulf shrimp. Under the brand name Corina Corina, the Mobley family runs their processing facility where they sort, peel, vacuum-pack, and freeze the highest quality shrimp for both the wholesale and consumer market. And you can…
Acadiana Table Supporting the Louisiana Seafood Industry
Exciting news for all my readers: In the coming weeks, Acadiana Table has joined forces with the nonprofit Louisiana Direct Seafood to help fishermen and processors across our state during this downturn in the industry. I’ve found that buying seafood directly from the dock is the best way to ensure freshness, and this Boat-To-Table series…
Oysters Supreme
David Bertrand runs Shucks seafood house in Abbeville, Louisiana with an eye for detail. Along with his partner Bert Istre, they share a keen understanding of the tastes of their South Louisiana customers. This is not a tourist haunt, and it’s not an upscale, white-tablecloth eatery with a big-name chef. In fact, David is quick…
Spotlight: Edie’s Express
Back in 1990, when owner Stanley Leece first uttered the words “Love Ya Like A Biscuit,” little did he know that it would become the mantra for breakfast-goers for decades to come. The menu here is chock full of the usual breakfast items, but it’s the lighter-than-air, fluffy and buttery Southern biscuits that keep ‘em…
How To Make A Roux with Roxanne Graham
In this quick video, watch Roxanne make a dark Cajun roux and find out all about her Rox’s Roux in a jar.
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