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September 2, 2005
New Orleans Update
This is from the Specialty Foods Magazine newsletter I receive:
Voluntary organizations are seeking donations to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in Gulf Coast states. To see a list of those groups provided by FEMA click here.Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning Blends headquarters in Elmwood-River Ridge, LA sustained only minor damage, according to a report from the NASFT member. They have no information about the condition of K- Paul's Louisianan Kitchen restaurant in the French Quarter, however. They are presently unable to access email addresses for business contacts, and are working on setting up a special email address to deal with specific issues concerning employees and business operations.
The first assessment of New Orleans' port conditions indicated it might be next year before cargo movement returned to normal there and upriver at the even bigger Port of South Louisiana, reported The Los Angeles Times. Coffee industry experts predicted that the loss of the tens of thousands of tons of coffee stored in New Orleans would take a year to replace. Coffee contracts have risen 11% this week in New York trading. Full Story (Free Registration Required)
New Orleans, in case you didn't know, is the second biggest port for coffee importation in the country.
Help. Please? And Food Fight entries? Keep 'em coming. I'm going to make gumbo this weekend.
Posted by The Pragmatic Chef at September 2, 2005 12:43 PM
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I don't know the recipe, but my favorite meal in the Big Easy for a long time has been the half fried crawfish - half crawfish etouffee at Mulate's. It was most awesome and the atmosphere with the live Cajun music was awesome. I'm using the past tense because it must be gone now.
Maybe you've got an etouffee recipe somewhere Scott?
Posted by: MC at September 2, 2005 11:51 PM