THE ONION MUMM

Who invented the onion mumm? That's a good question. Well I am not here to set the the record straight, but only to put my 2 cents in. During the fall of 1986, I worked at Russells Marina Grill on Pontchartrain Blvd in New Orleans. The year before I worked at Bart's Lighthouse Inn owned by Gary Young, and after Russell's I worked at Deanie's in Bucktown. When I started at Russell's, I was amazed at the onion mumm, which I had never heard of. I understood it was a Russell's creation. My managers at that time were Guy Roth of the Steak Knife family and another man named George. Some of my co-workers were Vince, Celeste, Buddha, Lorna, and Dawn. There may have been a Crazy Legs fried chicken across the street. The other neighborhood restaurants were Hong Kong, Windjammer, Masson's, Sidmar's, Fitzgerald's, and The Bounty. I remember every little detail about working at Russell's in 1986, but with all due respect, I never heard of Tim Gannon, who people are giving credit to for inventing the mumm.