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re: Catfish in BR
Posted by JasonL on 4/2/10 at 8:40 am
[quote]Catfish in BR
Try Guidry's. [/quote]
Guidry's does put out a very good product and they are located around Lafayette also. They do buy a lot of their catfish in Mississippi though and process it at their main place....
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Tony's Seafood isn't the only place that sells it. Deep South Blenders out of New Orleans also sells it and it does come in small containers.
I like and use Chinese, just find it to be a little more bitter than cayenne. Whatever you do be careful when tasting Chinese pepper. One time I tasted Chi...
re: Shrimp shells...do you eat 'em,too?
Posted by JasonL on 4/2/10 at 8:31 am
Never tried eating the shells. Would be a lot less work if I did eat them. :lol:...
re: Catfish in BR
Posted by JasonL on 4/1/10 at 4:35 pm
Most frozen catfish fillets come in 15 pound cases....
re: Where are you getting your crawfish this weekend?
Posted by JasonL on 4/1/10 at 9:58 am
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re: SE BR Restaurant Closings Over The Last Five Or So Years
Posted by JasonL on 3/26/10 at 10:48 am
The restauant business has been tough the last few years with the economy. There was a thred a long time ago about how people were talking about how La Lagniappe, Dempsey's, etc are still busy but someone esle posted an article where La Lagniappe, Juban's, etc were talking about how business has dro...
re: Grim crawfish outlook.........
Posted by JasonL on 3/26/10 at 10:46 am
[quote]quote:
BlueCrab
I wouldn't laugh.Most caterers and commercial boilers don't go beyound seasoning mixes,with fresh seasonings, for their product.[/quote]
Otis, there are so many opinions when it comes to boiled crawfish and boiled seafood in general in south Louisiana. All in all,...
re: Grim crawfish outlook.........
Posted by JasonL on 3/25/10 at 6:23 pm
From what I have seen they are anywhere from $2.39-$2.69/lb in Baton Rouge....
re: Grim crawfish outlook.........
Posted by JasonL on 3/25/10 at 6:04 pm
Not sure what it is going to do next week. Prices are down anywhere from $.25-$.50 this week compared to last week. Hopefully prices hold steady for next week....
re: Good eats in or near St. Francisville
Posted by JasonL on 3/24/10 at 8:56 pm
Sonny's pizza burrito's are really good in my opinion.
Also, Audubon cafe (think that is the name of it) has really good burgers. They bun is a wheat bun that is a little sweet.
George's (same as baton rouge) is solid also.
Ate at Sammy's in Zachary and wasn't that impressed with their sh...
re: Gretna/Westbank restaurants
Posted by JasonL on 3/24/10 at 8:53 pm
[quote]Tony Mandina's is solid, right near Stumpf and the expressway. [/quote]
Forgot about this choice also.
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re: My fish buying experience at my neighborhood grocery store
Posted by JasonL on 3/24/10 at 7:33 pm
[quote]you should email Jason :lol: [/quote]
A regular comedian. :lol:
And I'm not working there now by the way....
re: Good places to eat in St. Francisville
Posted by JasonL on 2/26/10 at 8:40 pm
Audubon cafe is pretty good. George's is good also....
re: Cheapest Crawfish?
Posted by JasonL on 2/21/10 at 6:30 pm
[quote]Cheapest Crawfish?
I haven't checked this year yet, but the past few its been Courville's in Port Allen.[/quote]
She's the cheapest around probably because she beats up on her suppliers so bad. :lol:
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re: Cheapest Crawfish?
Posted by JasonL on 2/21/10 at 6:28 pm
[quote]quote:
Jimbo's, this past Friday, was charging $5.49 lb.
that's pretty high
I heard Sammy's was $4.50
MikeWillie's around $4.25[/quote]
To make any money that's about what you need to charge ($5.50/lb). With shrinkage from boiling and a few dead ones mixed in you only end...
re: Can you buy shellfish stock anywhere?
Posted by JasonL on 2/21/10 at 5:14 pm
How much do commercial stocks usually run? I don't think I have ever seen one in the store. Or maybe I just missed it....
re: How mainstream BR Restaurants can survive in this economy
Posted by JasonL on 2/20/10 at 9:01 am
[quote]quote:
I bet their business has fell off somewhat too. If not they had to pick up customers from restaurants going out of business, etc
or maybe their business never fell off[/quote]
Maybe so but they are not the norm I can tell you that....
re: How mainstream BR Restaurants can survive in this economy
Posted by JasonL on 2/20/10 at 8:56 am
[quote]quote:
Restaurants are hurting badly in BR.
Tell that to the crowd waiting for tables at Outback East, Chimes East and Demps. just about everyday.... [/quote]
I bet their business has fell off somewhat too. If not they had to pick up customers from restaurants going out of bu...
re: How mainstream BR Restaurants can survive in this economy
Posted by JasonL on 2/20/10 at 8:54 am
[quote]How mainstream BR Restaurants can survive in this economy
The economy is really not bad in baton rouge[/quote]
This is not true. My family was in the food distribution business for 30+ years and the last 2 years have been by far their worse years since they got in it. Some distributors sa...
re: Would a Domilise's-type po' boy establishment make it in BR?
Posted by JasonL on 2/13/10 at 11:03 am
[quote]quote:
As for the bread, maybe give people a choice of soft french or the N.O. style bread. They are a very different product and people have different tastes.
I think that would be a good option for place trying to make it's name as a poboy specialty shop[/quote]
I agree with th...
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