Cajun Food

The Cajun Food Fest that’s been a part of the Wichita River Festival for 26 years will probably happen this year — but it won’t be during the River Festival, which opens in a little more than a week. Goodwill Industries, the group that always has put on the fundraising event, is planning to stage [...]  

The Cajun Food Fest, a part of the Wichita River Festival for 26 years, probably will happen this year — but it won’t be during the River Festival, which opens next Friday.Goodwill Industries, the group that always put on the fundraising event, is planning to stage it on its own sometime before the end of the year.The group decided to leave the River Festival after learning that it would no longer be able to stage the event at its traditional...  

Despite overcast skies and cooler-than-seasonal temperatures, early crowds seemed to enjoy the sights, sounds and flavors of the 33rd annual Mushroom Mardi Gras festival Saturday. “We came to see our friends, and see all the cool stuff everyone has to ...  

French farmers who force-feed their ducks to produce foie gras for the luxury food market, are turning their attention to alternative fuels, using excess duck fat to run deisel vehicles. While it may not curb criticism of foie gras production, the farmers believe it's an efficient and responsible use for fat that would otherwise go to waste, as Joel Flynn reports.  

The French delicacy of foie gras — light brown goose liver served in many culinary forms — should become the official food, if not symbol, of President Barack Hussein Obama's 2012 campaign to win re-election to the presidency. Produced by ramming a feeding tube down the neck of a 3-month-old goose to force feed him with grain over a two to three week period, the bird's liver gets enlarged from about one ounce to a whopping pound and a quarter...  

Haven Gastropub is hosting a culinary event Monday night to rally support for humane farming standards by serving a seven-course meal featuring foie gras. The French delicacy will soon be banned in California.  Haven Executive Chef Greg Daniels will be joined by several other Orange County chefs preparing tonight’s meal. A few tables, I’m told, are [...]Haven Gastropub hosting foie gras dinner; protesters expected is a post from: Fast Food Maven  

The Cajun tater biscuit was originally created to serve in her shop during Mardi Gras, an event she observed while growing up on the Gulf Coast near Bay St. Louis, Miss. She took that recipe and fiddled with it until she came up with what she ...  

DOES ANY foodstuff carry as much baggage for Americans as escargot or foie gras? When it comes to escargot, it can be hard to move beyond the old pop-cultural image of snail as “snob food.” Plus, for many newbies, there’s a primal, knee-jerk repulsion to the animal itself or to the presentation that, when done badly, can look like boogers. And when it come to foie gras — the third rail of the food world — it’s difficult to steer any discussion...  

Montes rose of syrah has a label drawn by Ralph Steadman! Like the first time I set foot in Paris, the first time I had foie gras was a sweetly memorable experience. I was 23 and leaving Paris soon, moving back to L.A. for good. My French boyfriend wanted to take me too a really good restaurant, and suggested La Tour d'Argent. I didn't know much about food yet, but I knew that would be the  

Emeril Lagasse celebrated the launch of his cookware line at JC Penney last week by serving gumbo from a truck outside the retailer's New York City flagship store. It was fun to imagine him competing with other food trucks for lunchtime orders, but Lagasse told us he's not setting up a mobile restaurant of his own just yet. "We don't have any on the horizon right now," he said. "I'm going to talk to Martha [Stewart] later and we'll see what...  

The debate about foie gras and the ethics thereof does not look like going away soon, and neither does my interest in ‘mock’ foods. I have no desire to enter into the debate about the cruelty or otherwise involved in the production of foie gras, save to admit that I have eaten it and enjoyed it in the past. Foie gras has popped up many times in blog posts here at The Old Foodie - especially as a dish on historic menus, but it has had, if I...  

Rub chicken on both sides with olive oil. Lift the chicken skin, starting with the thigh to form a pocket. DO NOT remove the skin completely. Take a handful of the peach mixture and place it under the skin until areas are filled. … Place ...  

appsbar.com has recognized “Pocket Cajun” as the appsbar App of the Day because after collecting beads in New Orleans during Mardi Gras this year ... Besides great original recipes users will discover a hodgepodge of stories, recordings, music ...  

He marinated the shrimp and tossed them on the grill, with heads on for extra flavor. He advised marinating the shrimp for at least two hours, even better if left overnight. But, he warned, your spice level will get kicked up several notches if ...  

Restaurateur, cookbook author, and national TV personality Chef Emeril Lagasse will make his first-ever appearance at the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival this September, headlining the popular Grand Tasting at Marble House on Sunday, Sept. 23.  

Anyone who missed the spicy cuisine and sounds of Mardi Gras has one more opportunity to party Cajun style, right here in downtown Daytona. That's because Daytona's Main Street is coming alive once again, to bring out the Ragin’ Cajun in all of us.  

I’m staring at a seven-pound platter of “mudbugs,” saying a silent prayer of thanks to kashrut for making them a forbidden food. The mudbugs, otherwise known as crawfish, are a coveted food in southwest Louisiana between December and June each year.  

Each month, Whisknladle in La Jolla hosts a special, 12-person Supper Club. The idea is to bring strangers together in celebration of food, wine & conversation, so meals are served family-style in a private dining room. The menu will change themes on a ...  

There is a lot to enjoy in the Lake Charles, Louisiana area: history, nature, and adventure but for those who are interested in a great food destination nothing rivals Southwest Louisiana known for Cajun and Creole specialties. The Cajuns descended from ...  

It was for the 23rd Annual Special Olympics Ragin Cajun ... People all from all the Hub donated food, drinks, and all the essentials in order to make the Mardi Gras event a success. "Restaurants donating red sauce, Coca Cola donated Coke products and ...  

Since paella is really picnic food, it makes an ideal dish for a casual gathering. And if there are friends who want to help, all the better. Especially when it comes to fava beans, which require a little fiddling.  

Today's recipe is for a romaine lettuce salad with Cajun spice rub chicken with a combination of peppers, onions and celery known as "the trinity." This recipe requires a large cast iron skillet and the chicken breast meat should be on the thinner side.  

As of July 1, foie gras and the bird's other byproducts will be banned in Calforinia.iStock With California’s foie gras ban set to take effect July 1, the food fight between animal rights activists and those battling to repeal the law is ...  

Let’s begin with Classic Cajun Gumbo, which is your basic stew for leftovers and fresh seafood. In rural Acadiana in southern Louisiana, Cajun Gumbo is the central dish of Mardi Gras celebrations. Local men go from house to house and beg for ...  

The tiny space suffers from an air of overblown hype.The sandwich shop was born from Chef Michael Voltaggio... Cajun and Creole restuarnt in Los Angeles February 29, 2012 Cajun and Creole food may be some of the most diverse and delicious dishes on the planet.  

It's open! Hot n Juicy Crawfish is now serving lots of people here in Fountain Valley. The concept is simple. Order lobster, mussels, clams, crab legs, shrimp and crawfish (any or all). It's brought to your table. Dump it out. Eat. There isn't ...  

In downtown Houma, Kayla Burton, owner of the Houma-based restaurant Mr. Poboy, said it only took about 40 minutes to prepare a 50-foot roast-beef poboy, the largest she has ever made. An hour after the Cajun Food Fest started Saturday ...  

Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:00 pm | Updated: 10:55 am, Mon Apr 16, 2012. It was “Top Chef” Cajun-style as area cooks battled for bragging rights with their jambalayas on Sunday at the SugArena. The Cajun Hot Sauce Festival finished its fourth and final day with the Jambalaya Cook-Off.  

Casual dining spot that serves a variety of dishes, including seafood and chicken choices, poboys and burgers, and seafood platters. Plate lunches are offered Mondays through Fridays. Informal, casual dining serving plate lunches, sandwiches ...  

To this day much of Cajun swamp music is sung in provincial French. In a world of mini-malls, fast food outlets and endless freeways it’s wonderful to learn that such places as Cajun country still exist.  Excusez moi, anybody want to dance?  

Two of the world's top chefs agree that they should not have to carry the torch for local and sustainable agriculture. Here are a few posts from the firefight that has resulted on Twitter.  

Opera, of all the art forms, is singularly associated with food, whether because of the appetites of well-girthed singers or the sensual pleasures celebrated in its music.  

With new food, revamped décor and an embrace of mommy blogs, McDonald’s isn’t just trying to keep its customers. It’s trying to convince skeptics that they’re wrong.  

Now in markets: pineberries, which are white strawberries with red seeds, and strasberries, all strawberry with some raspberry characteristics.  

The New-York Historical Society’s show on beer in New York will include hundreds of artifacts; part of the gallery will feature a beer hall.  

The Taste of TriBeCa event, to benefit local public school; a class on Persian cooking to benefit Just Food; and other events this week.  

A raw cow’s milk cheese called Point of Origin is the result of a partnership between Whole Foods and Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn.  

Interest is growing in summer camps that focus on agriculture and teaching children that not all food comes from the grocery store.  

Spain’s classic version of picnic food, paella, can be simple and satisfying even when made with relatively few ingredients.  

Six independent food magazines, featured at a recent book fair at the Wythe Hotel, to which you should hungrily subscribe.  

Demi Monde opens with food Phillip Kirschen-Clark, formerly of Vandaag; Maslow 6 Wine Store opens a wine bar next door.  

As the Japanese eat out more, sales of plastic food replicas -- placed in windows to advertise the fare -- are way up.  

Many of the food world's recent obsessions hail from Sicily. Here's how to sample regional specialties at the source.  

With more than 20 kiosks and stalls, the Plaza Food Hall will feature a diverse array of vendors and bakeries.  

For Francophile gastronomes everywhere, knowing where to eat just got a lot easier (and far more discreet).  

The seafood brasserie will offer a special three-course menu for one day at the 1904 price of $1.25.  

It will feature food from the team that created the popular restaurants Locanda Verde and the Dutch.  

The Plaza Food Hall brings together more than 20 bakeries, restaurants and even food truck vendors.  

Lillet, the elegant wine-based aperitif made in southwest France, now offers a fruity Lillet Rosé.  

Advice on confronting someone who just doesn’t seem to get the severity of your food allergies.  

For many,. the Great GoogaMooga festival proved to be worth the waiting for al fresco food.  

Ovenly, a wholesale bakery specializing in uncommon flavors, adds a retail store.  

Substantial new spatulas and turners for the grill, beveled to a knife-sharp edge.  

Food-related events around New York.  

We should work to prevent hunger and obesity at the same time.  

By amping up flavor, you can satisfy your food cravings with smaller portions.  

Food-related events around New York.  

The San Francisco standout is opening a branch on the Lower East Side on Tuesday.  

Perla, on Minetta Lane, serves a swaggering red-blooded version of Italian food.  

Food-related events around New York.