We were watching the Food Network again last night and caught up on “The Next Food Network Star” then we watch “Food Network Challenge” and this segment was all about the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest which was held on April 14, 2008 in Dallas, TX to win the million dollar top prize. The top 100 finalists were [...]
Food Challenges
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Commentary · Television
Memories of Shrimp and Road Trips Too!
July 1st, 2008 · 16 Comments
Before the Interstate was completed in Louisiana we used to travel from New Orleans through Baton Rouge by way of Airline Highway, also known as Highway 61. Heading along the route northwest and about 30 miles outside of New Orleans is La Place, where the old Airline Motors Restaurant (221 E Airline Hwy, La Place, LA [...]
Tags: Cajun · Creole · Recipes · Seafood · Traditions
Oysters ~ Gulf Coast Variety
June 18th, 2008 · No Comments
My love of oysters started at a very young age, most likely when I was around 10 or 11 and even my son Ben started liking them around the same time in his life too. In fact, just a few months before Katrina hit he fell in love with them, just as I had done [...]
Tags: Cajun · Creole · Ingredients · Seafood
Welcome to Cajun Chef Ryan and my Blog!
May 7th, 2008 · 8 Comments
My professional culinary experience range includes working in the kitchens of major and minor hotels, 5 star restaurants, a private law firm dining room, a catering company, a health food restaurant, a franchise chain themed Cajun restaurant and a Mexican restaurant, health clubs, country clubs, hospitals, and my own restaurant Boudreaux’s.
Tags: Commentary · History · Introductions · Julia Child
