Thread: Places to eat?

There's plenty of places to eat with a variety of foods. When people ask me "where's the best place to eat" I'll tell em there's no best place. There's not many places that i can walk in and order ANYTHING off of the menu and be totally satisfied. Most places are known for specific things.

And here's my .02 in the whole gumbo thing.

I rarely ever order gumbo in a restaurant, whether its in La or Al or wherever. I've only had gumbo better than mine once or twice, and it was at my moms or grandmothers house. Second reason, a good gumbo isn't prepared in a short time manner, it should be a lengthy process. Therefore when you order that "seafood gumbo" that's full or shrimp and crab meat and more than likely its been previously cooked or even frozen giving it a fish head soup taste. The only time ill mess up a gumbo and add seafood is if I plan on throwing the rest away. And gumbo is always better the next day so needless to say, I don't do seafood gumbos very often. Reheating fish/seafood ruins its original flavor, a microwave will make grouper taste like .....k you get my point.

You can travel from NOLA area to Acadiana and up to Cenla, you'll notice a big difference in the taste of gumbo.

Again, this is just my opinion. If the truth be known, every restaurant around would be calling me to come cook em a gumbo!

You hit it on the head. When I make a gumbo, I usually start dicing around 9 or 9:30 so it will be ready to eat late afternoon. Most restaurants can't invest that kind of time - especially not a chain or tourist restauarant where it is all about headcount and turnover. In my opinion, two gumbos cooked by two different people should not taste alike. Every gumbo is (or should be) unique to the cook. So, I don't buy this S LA/N LA business. The N half of the state has folks with S LA roots everywhere you look.
I'd wager Gonzalez gumbo (generally speaking) tastes different than Lafayette or Lake Charles or Marksville.
m2cw also

Sorry fot the hijack :spank:
Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

sounds like a gumbo challenge...... for the up coming picnic to me oke: ....just saying oke1:

You know I don't think I have ever had gumbo. Now I love me some rabbit jambalaya

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sounds like a gumbo challenge...... for the up coming picnic to me oke: ....just saying oke1:
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Nope. It might sound corney, but I put a lot of heart into my gumbo, and I only cook it for family and close friends that I choose to share it with. People either like it or they don't. Never had anyone complain but had a lot of people ask for my recipe. That beats a trophy or bragging rights hands down.
Besides, already planning on jambalaya - MUCH easier to cook for a large crowd. I can cook a 4x batch and feed 40 people in a quarter the time it takes me to make a pot of gumbo for 5 or 6. :fishing:

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sounds like a gumbo challenge...... for the up coming picnic to me oke: ....just saying oke1:
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Nope. It might sound corney, but I put a lot of heart into my gumbo, and I only cook it for family and close friends that I choose to share it with. People either like it or they don't. Never had anyone complain but had a lot of people ask for my recipe. That beats a trophy or bragging rights hands down.
Besides, already planning on jambalaya - MUCH easier to cook for a large crowd. I can cook a 4x batch and feed 40 people in a quarter the time it takes me to make a pot of gumbo for 5 or 6. :fishing:
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excuses, excuses,excuses.....just mess'in with you two....I am sure they both are awesome for sure....just wish I could make the picnic....one of these years....still hoping the in-laws health get better soon,,,,to get a little normalcy around here again....but it isn't looking to good

Eds seafood on the causeway has some great gumbo

the oyster house on the causeway is very good to, weirdest thing though, none of the other oyster houses are good ??? ??? weird

Anyone ever watch Justin Wilson making roux for gumbo? That man had talent.

Justin Wilson was my inspiration to start cooking gumbo many years ago. He, in fact, is responsible for the one secret ingredient I don't share when I give out my recipe.