Tag Archives: Liz Williams

New Orleans is SoFAB

 

A Garden District queen
A Garden District queen

DSC00260Legendary New Orleans: hurricanes can’t destroy it; corrupt politics can’t infect it; potholes can’t deter its beauty.

 

 

Sazerac: the "official" drink of New Orleans
Sazerac: the “official” drink of New Orleans
Napoleon House (circa 1791)
Napoleon House (circa 1791)

 

Food and drink sustain it: “We’ll always have hospitality,” says celebrity chef Frank Brigtsen.

 

Chef Frank Brigtsen at the New Orleans Cooking Experience
Chef Frank Brigtsen at the New Orleans Cooking Experience

“I was taught by Paul Prudhomme; it was one the greatest blessings in my life, and I want to give back and foster the next generation of New Orleanians to at least learn and respect the cuisine.”

Gumbo
Gumbo

“As we diversify the types of food being cooked in the city of New Orleans, it’s even more important to me to make gumbo and keep that going.”

 

 

Read my exclusive interview with famed chef Frank Brigtsen.

Chef Frank Brigtsen is a New Orleans Cooking Experience

 

Liz Williams, director of SoFAB
Liz Williams, director of SoFAB
Lobster, crab & avocado cocktail
Lobster, crab & avocado cocktail

“Creole cuisine, the food of New Orleans, it’s a living thing. Nobody’s trying to stop it from changing; nobody said its got to end, so that’s why it’s still alive.”

 

Is there a beverage that defines the South? Creole and Cajun fusion? (or confusion)  In my interview with Liz Williams, director of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (SoFAB), she answers all and states the mission of this unique institution, “Look at cultural attitudes towards the foods, not just a recipe.”

Liz Williams is SoFAB in New Orleans

 

Cajun Alligator sausage
Cajun Alligator sausage

 

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