re: Chef John Folse: Why is he such a hated figure in Southeast Louisiana?

Me and my buddies pranked him years ago booking a reservation pretending to be the son of of one of the state senators from North LA. He rolled out the red carpet. My buddy had the same last name as the senator so it was bulletproof. He kissed our arse so hard all night. Busted out a few nice bottles for us. Personally made the dessert (pretty sure he lied about this).

No one from Louisiana will ever write a better cookbook than this:

John Folse is from my neck of the woods and I know his extended family fairly well. They are as coon arse/cajun as they come. All very down to earth people & the entire family can cook. John was a little different in that he sort of had a flair about him. A showman if you will. That's how he became wildly popular.

I've heard stories about how he can be an arse to deal with in a business setting. I think he demands a lot. Assholes tend to be successful and get things done. While I have not seen that side of him, I can believe that it exists.

As far as my personal feelings, I'm indebted to the man for a kind act he gave my family. See, John was my mother's classmate. They went to high school together. They didn't stay close (even though they both lived in the same general area), but he reached out to my family when he heard she had cancer. We were invited to Restaurant R'evolution for a family meal. This was near the end & mom wasn't really feeling it, but we went anyway. John Folse rolled out the red carpet and treated my family like royalty. We ate a fantastic meal and finished it off with a birthday cake he prepared himself. It had a fireworks candle on it and he had a three man band sing happy birthday to her. While not 100% herself, you could tell this event made mom so happy. She passed a few weeks later. It will go down as one of the most special days of my life. I literally can't thank him enough for that special day.

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Then why does he feel like such a charlatan? Something is up with his accent.

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I was speaking about his family. John Folse does have an accent not like many folks from our area. Maybe developed it to get recognized more.

I don’t see how people put other people on such high a pedestal. I guess fleeting moments with someone famous gives their life some relevance? Human behavior is fascinating.

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I've had him come to our table on his scooter before.

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Recently?

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Recently?

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You say this like a diss. I'm literally on the Mediterranean right now (yes I'm up at 4:30 am) enjoying my 8th vacation of the year with a short trip to Mexico next week.

While your entire life revolves around bitching about your neighbors and getting pawned on the OT. Sure you probably make more than me and live in a better house, I don't care what others have, you seem obsessed by it. I'm my own boss, I barely lift a finger, I rarely break a sweat and I live my fricking life I don't just spend my days bitching and being a curmudgeon

I proudly fix appliances. I enjoy my job.

I enjoy the freedom it gives me. So yeah. Good boom.

I am a blue collar business owner. Oh the shame.


Go tell the story about knocking on your neighbors door at 3am with a 7 iron over a barking dog. Makes you sound so tough or so fake. One or the other.

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While you're entire life

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Your*

Just imagine if you an actual education