Posts with tag HurricaneKatrina
Posted Aug 13th 2009 5:00PM by Hanna Raskin
Filed under: Restaurants, Trends, Southern States
Red Lobster this summer became the latest fast-casual chain to dip into the bayou for a promotional menu item, reflecting a mainstreaming of Louisiana flavors many experts attribute to the continuing diasporas of chefs displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Red Lobster, which has introduced many American landlubbers to seafood through its 600-plus locations, recently debuted a "New Orleans jambalaya," made with shrimp, sausage and "Creole seasonings." Earlier this year, O'Charley's tested a Cajun-spiced shrimp salad, while Chili's tried to lure customers by slashing the price of its Cajun chicken pasta. And Uno Chicago Grill set its sights south with a NOLA-beholden menu featuring a shrimp po' boy, bananas Foster and an andouille-sausage flatbread.
"Cajun-Creole is one of the most important regional cuisines in America, and more and more people are more educated about it than they've ever been," says Randy Cheramie, associate dean at Nicholls State University's John Folse Culinary Institute in Thibodaux, La.
Continue reading Louisiana Cuisine Goes National Post-Katrina
Posted May 14th 2008 3:32PM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Books
It started as an innocent hobby. I'd pick a cookbook or two up at thrift stores and used bookstores when I was traveling or visiting my parents. Then I got a real job and had a bit of disposable income and so started filling the gaps in my cookbook collection, buying the ones that I had always longed for. Then I acquired books from the collections of others, including my aunts Flora and Anne, reader Kate and the mother of a friend of a friend. Suddenly my apartment was overflowing with cookbooks. I love the abundance of cookbooks, but at times it makes walking through the living room challenging.
So I was
thrilled to discover on
Shuna's blog that the
Southern Food and Beverage Museum is in need of cookbook donations. They are located in New Orleans and lost more than half of their collection to Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. They are looking for new and used cookbooks that have something to do with Southern food, cooking and culture. I plan on culling my collection in order find anything that they might be interested in and putting together a package for them.
If you have some appropriate volumes in your collection, you can send your (fully tax-deductible) donations to:
Southern Food & Beverage Museum
attn. Liz Williams
1 Poydras Street, #169
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Posted Sep 29th 2006 8:13PM by Sarah J. Gim
Filed under: Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, Restaurants, On the Blogs, Southern States, America
Wow.
It has taken a long time to rebuild, but the point is that they have done it, and still are. After the devastation left behind by
Hurricane Katrina, one of New Orleans' landmarks,
The Commander's Palace, on the corner of Coliseum and Washington off of St. Charles in New Orleans' upscale Garden District, will be re-opening this weekend. Sunday, October 1 will be service of their first brunch since being hit by Katrina in August of last year.
[via:
Blogging New Orleans]
Posted Sep 3rd 2005 12:17PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: On the Blogs
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, I've been checking in one some New Orleans food blogs to see how the bloggers are doing. Kevin who blogs at Notes From A New Orleans Foodie has ended up in Chicago. He's safe and sound but since he can't get home anytime soon he's looking for a bartending job in Chicago. He's staying in Berwyn but wants to find a job downtown. If you'd like a bartender with New Orleans flavor he can be contacted on his blog.
Posted Sep 3rd 2005 11:09AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Restaurants
Redfish restaurants, a French Quarter-themed chain restaurant with locations in Arizona, Chicago and Cincinnati will host a benefit night for victims of Hurricane Katrina on September 8. 10% of all Food sales will be donated to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund that evening. Their menu features catfish, etouffee, jambalaya and other tastes of New Orleans.
Posted Sep 3rd 2005 10:11AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Restaurants
The James Beard Foundation is serving as a resource for restaurant owners and workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina. There is the
Nation Restaurant News Hurricane Katrina blog which has restaurant-specific news regarding New Orleans. There is also a place to post jobs, look for jobs and make donations. New Orleans has a long culinary tradition and hopefully the chefs and other restaurant workers will rally around their own.
Posted Sep 3rd 2005 9:07AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Restaurants, On the Blogs
Leslie at Whining and Dining reports that Greg and Mary Sonnier, the owners of
Gabrielle in New Orleans are in Memphis after leaving on Sunday. They spent an hour packing thier clothes before taking off. Leslie reports that Mary is seeking information on employees; David Hopkins, Michael
Mattio, Sr., Perry Treme. Mary and Greg Sonnier have had their restaurant for 13 years and said in a phone interview with Leslie: "We're just now dealing with the grim reality that we won't be going
back home for six months, that our restaurant is gone, underwater."
Posted Sep 1st 2005 4:08PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Business, Newspapers
Everyone is aware of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, but there may be more food-related costs in the future. Not only is the future of one of America's most distinctive regional cuisines in jeopardy, but because of the hurricane, prices on some foods, especially chicken and seafood, are expected to rise. The storm ripped through the country's prime chicken-producing states. Hundreds of thousands of chickens died as farms were destroyed. Also, the gulf's fishing industry has been decimated and so items such as gulf shrimp, oysters and crabs will be scarce, if they are to be found at all in the coming months. It's too soon to know the full limits of the devastation, but it's just one more factor in an increasingly terrible tragedy.
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