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Veal Kottwitz from Brennan’s
Brennan’s is scheduled to reopen this week. There will be changes to the menu. I a curious to see which dishes make the new menu. Will...

Tommy Centola
Nov 3, 20142 min read
Seafood Stuffed Mirlitons
Today is the second time my Seafood Stuffed Mirlitons have been featured on the Louisiana Kitchen and Culture Weekly Newsletter. So I...

Tommy Centola
Oct 30, 20141 min read
Trout a la Temereau from LeRuth’s
Here is the entree that was demonstrated at the New Orleans Cooking Experience on Tuesday. You can substitute a large shrimp in place of...

Tommy Centola
Sep 25, 20141 min read
Roasted Duck with Orange Cane-Syrup Sauce from Susan Spicer
We had a couple of cool days this past week. Duck hunting season is just around the corner. Here is a wonderful duck recipe. It uses one...

Tommy Centola
Sep 18, 20142 min read


BBQ Frog Legs
3 pounds Frog Legs (you will have to cut the pairs in half with a scissors) 1 ½ pound Butter (6 sticks) 1 ½ cups Olive Oil 8 Tablespoons...

Tommy Centola
Sep 15, 20141 min read
Festive Roast Chicken and Stuffing from Louisiana Kitchen & Culture
Louisiana Kitchen and Culture is the best magazine representing Louisiana food available. The Publisher, Susan Ford, works hard at...

Tommy Centola
Sep 11, 20142 min read
Creole Daube
In my last post, I mentioned that one of Toney’s specials was Spaghetti au Daube. Here is a recipe for that old New Orleans classic that...

Tommy Centola
Sep 8, 20141 min read
Stuffed Macaroni from Toney’s Pizza and Spaghetti House
Toney’s was the Italian restaurant in the French Quarter from 1936 to 1990. Anthony Bonomolo founded the restaurant during the...

Tommy Centola
Sep 4, 20142 min read
Grilled Marinated Flank Steak from Emeril
Today is Labor Day, the last day of Summer. Most families are celebrating by Swimming parties and grilling. Here is a great dish for the...

Tommy Centola
Sep 1, 20141 min read


Shrimp & Andouille Stuffed Pork Chops
I found some thick boneless pork chops at the store. I wondered how I would cook them. I had shrimp and Andouille at home, so the...

Tommy Centola
Aug 28, 20141 min read
Chicken Saint-Pierre from Galatoire’s
Here is another great chicken dish from Galatoire’s. It is a simple dish to prepare with ingredients most kitchens have on hand. 2 large...

Tommy Centola
Aug 25, 20142 min read
New Orleans Barbecued Shrimp from Brennan’s
Today I received an email from the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group. He stated that the restaurant at 417 Royal Street will reopen as ...

Tommy Centola
Aug 21, 20141 min read
Crab Cakes with Ravigote Sauce from Ralph Brennan’s New Orleans Seafood Cookbook
Crab Cakes have been on my mind lately. In October, I am heading to California to judge a crab cake cooking contest. I have been trying...

Tommy Centola
Aug 18, 20143 min read
Shrimp and Andouille Cheesecake from Emeril
Cheesecakes are not just for dessert. Here is a savory cheesecake from Emeril that shows savory cheesecakes are just as tasty as sweet...

Tommy Centola
Aug 14, 20142 min read
Orange-Glazed Pork Roast
Oranges are grown in Plaquemines Parish, which is south of New Orleans. While their crop would never rival Florida’s, they do grow a good...

Tommy Centola
Jul 21, 20141 min read
Shrimp Ruth from Drago’s
It was announced that Drago’s is opening a restaurant in Jackson Mississippi. That puts them 3 hours closer for me to enjoy. This is a...

Tommy Centola
Jul 10, 20142 min read
Chicken and Andouille Étouffée from Palace Cafe
Here is a non-seafood twist on Étouffée. Former chef Gus Martin, of the Palace Cafe, prepared this dish for Jazz Fest in 1999. This...

Tommy Centola
Jul 7, 20141 min read
Chicken Clemenceau from Galatoire’s
French Statesman Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) is credited with bringing France from the brink of defeat to victory in World War One. In...

Tommy Centola
Jun 30, 20142 min read
Pannee Pork Chops and Lyonnaise Potatoes from LeRuth’s Front Door Back Door Cookbook
Someone informed me that they can’t eat seafood and would I start posting more non seafood recipes. New Orleans is known for their...

Tommy Centola
Jun 16, 20141 min read
Shrimp Victoria from Brennan’s
While Ralph Brennan has plans to reopen the building that used to house Brennan’s, he may be in a position to purchase the name and...

Tommy Centola
Jun 2, 20141 min read
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