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Plump, perfectly cooked Gulf shrimp rest atop a bed of creamy grits that would make any Charleston chef nod in approval. The gumbo sauce delivers a complex ... The Basic B provides two eggs your way, ...

Because of the plethora of seafood options in Baton Rouge, it isn't difficult for Christians who observe Lent to abstain from eating meat on Fridays ... seafood gumbo ya-ya, fried soft-shell ...

Try the redfish meuniere and the crabmeat au gratin, or opt for the andouille gumbo ... crawfish cake and turtle soup) as well as creative takes on old favorites like shrimp and goat cheese ...

“If you go to Nigeria today, they have a stew with assorted meat ... as gumbo is concerned, Creole and Cajun versions feature a few distinct differences. Elie grew up on the Creole, or seafood ...

“There’s no seafood in our chicken gumbo, or meat in our couvillion [another ... Creole cornerstones include shrimp étouffée, turtle soup, beignets, bread pudding, and oysters stewed in ...

It doesn’t get much better than listening to blues, Cajun and zydeco music while feasting on impeccably fresh seafood ... turtle bolognese, grouper topped with lump crab meat, house-smoked ...

Gumbo is a thick meat, seafood and vegetable stew whose name ... of "haute Creole cuisine", with classics such as garlic bread, turtle soup with sherry and Creole gumbo. Even though Lagasse ...

The Brennan’s team describes the restaurant’s cuisine as “nouvelle Creole,” and the menu delivers elevated takes on turtle soup, seafood gumbo and other local staples ... highlights locally sourced ...

For duck gumbo, follow the recipe, but substitute the chicken with roughly an equal amount of cooked duck meat. For seafood gumbo, omit the chicken and add 1 pound of gumbo crabs broken in half ...

Creole gumbo is the most distinctly New Orleans of all gumbos. The keys are a mix of meat and ... both the seafood and the chicken and andouille versions (and its turtle soup, too), also in ...