Crawfish:  Seafood of The Month

Crawfish: Seafood of The Month

Just weeks before Fat Tuesday this year, the phones were ringing non-stop as crawfish suppliers and restaurants were desperately on the hunt for the mudbugs. But the summer’s extreme heat and drought made this year’s crawfish season the worst ever for the largest...
Red Snapper:  Seafood of The Month

Red Snapper: Seafood of The Month

Red Snapper Good news for Louisiana recreational offshore fishermen; they will be allowed an early start on fishing red snapper when the season opens April 15 in both federal and state waters, which is six weeks earlier than last year. In fact, the Louisiana...
Attitudes, Seasonings & Dips:  Vendor of The Month

Attitudes, Seasonings & Dips: Vendor of The Month

Food vendors are always crowd-pleasers at a farmers market. But offering tastings is a sure-fire way to draw customers to a booth, evident by the number of people who gather around Grace Lancon’s table at the Delcambre Seafood & Farmers Market. For the past year,...
The Garden Shed:  Product of The Month

The Garden Shed: Product of The Month

As we get into holiday entertaining, it’s time to stock up on the South’s favorite appetizer condiment:  pepper jelly.  And when you’re talking about pepper jelly, few people make it as good as Kevin Boutte, owner of The Garden Shed. The New Iberia native...
Red Grouper:  Seafood of The Month

Red Grouper: Seafood of The Month

This month’s featured seafood, the red grouper, is a fish that has been the center of a heated debate, over the last two years, between commercial and recreational fishermen, both wanting their share of this desirable fish.   Among the more than 400 different...