Charlie Hicks ate his lunch and dinner at the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida, every day for 10 years. When he suddenly ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BATON ROUGE, La. — Gumbo is one of those dishes that everyone has an opinion on. Dark and stewlike is best, says one cook, while another, who may be a close ...

This week, we’re spotlighting recipes from Essential Emeril: Favorite Recipes and Hard-Won Wisdom from My Life in the Kitchen by Emeril Lagasse (Oxmoor House/Time Inc. Books), the celebrity chef and ...

It was not so many years ago that Cajuns were not a very popular cultural group. Quite frankly, I don’t think that Cajuns were that bothered by it. They went about their way, staying close to family, ...

Seafood Gumbo - Many things to many people. Gumbo is a regional soup that originated along the coastal states in the Southeast, but is primarily associated with Louisiana. My friend Terri's family ...

Think gumbo and you think Louisiana, and rightfully so. But anyone who lives along the Gulf Coast knows that borders down there are as murky as that mucilaginous mother of all stews. Indeed The First ...

Start off by placing the gumbo pot on the stovetop, turning the fire up to medium-high, heating the vegetable oil until it begins to sizzle, and frying down the bacon pieces until they render out all ...

Over the years, this is the recipe that I’ve cooked the most and that has remained a featured specialty at my restaurants. As far as the seafood goes, I use shrimp and crab, but if it’s cool enough ...

(Editor's note: The following was taken from "The Picayune's Creole Cook Book," circa 1901 and content may be dated) Lake shrimp are always used in making this gumbo, the river shrimp being too small ...

78-year-old Charlie Hicks had been going to the Shrimp Basket restaurant in Pensacola, Florida, twice daily for a decade. His ...

Beamie's at the River has been a popular seafood restaurant on the Augusta Riverwalk for over 30 years. The restaurant has ...