Appetite Repair Shop open in Algiers

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At his new venture, the Appetite Repair Shop, he sells pre-packed take-out dishes, like cauliflower tabbouleh, turkey meatloaf or vegetable samosas

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You could call it a unexpected move for a chef who once helmed Marisol, one of New Orleans' most challenging fine dining restaurants before Katrina. But nothing Vazquez has done over the last nine years has been expected. In order to get by, the man many would call one of our city's most talented cooks has made his living by any means that he can.

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"I don't think it's particularly creative or innovative to do amazing stuff with millions of dollars," he said. "The best chefs are the street chefs of Southeast Asia. They make amazing food on the back of a bicycle with sticks."

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And the shop, where families on the way home from work pick up roast chickens, "crack-a-roni and cheese" or even Burmese pork curry with broken rice, satisfies Vazquez's current ambitions. He might hire one additional employee, but no one else.

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