Writer documenting life in New Orleans 9th Ward. I'm eating 500 po boys at 500 different restaurants, gas stations, corner stores and cafes in New Orleans
Blackie Sherrod was a Texas legend. The hard-bitten old sports scribe routinely cried out for more “punch and juice” from his fellow writers. He liked to go deep and he expected those around him to follow.
“There was this beer sop Meskin food place called Shanghai Jimmy’s, and if we didn’t eat there two night a week our faces would break out…” said Sherrod.
Sherrod’s words became part of the lore of Shanghai Jimmy’s Texas Chili Rice.
Editor’s note: This post is from the ‘before-times.’ Orange Store is now a head shop that sells giant bluetooth speakers and dabbles in nearly-inedible po boys.
I was trying to save this report for much later in my 500 po boys series.
It’s ungodly how much bacon we eat at the Scrumptious house. We’ve been on a pork belly-curing tear for the last few months, and not coincidentally have been cooking and eating rashers of bacon on a daily basis.
During the research period for my piece on Charles Elmer Doolin, the man who brought the Frito into popular culture, I developed a powerful craving for a Frito Pie.
Out here in Texas, we have a tendency to forget that other states have their own chilis with robust promotion of beans, tomatoes, onions and other ingredients that would be a sacrilege in Sonora or Amarillo.
Tens of thousands of people descend on Tet Fest held each year in New Orleans East at Mary Queen of Vietnam Church .
They come to party.
How many neighborhood churches in New Orleans are vending $5 po boys, chargrilled oysters, and quarts of goat meat stew alongside raucous gambling booths?
Chef Larry G. Thompson Jr authors the finest shrimp po boy in New Orleans. Bear in mind, there are over 1000 places in our city selling shrimp po boys. Mr Shrimp rules them all.
15th Anniversary Scrumptious Chef Gumbo Pop Up. Austin, Texas
New Orleans-based RL Reeves Jr aka Scrumptious Chef travels to Austin, Texas from southeast Louisiana for the 15th annual edition of his New Orleans Gumbo Pop Up.”
There will be roasted duck gumbo, crawfish etouffee, shrimp fondeaux, bread pudding with rum sauce and a tightly curated list of New Orleans cocktails including frozen daiquiris.
Gypsy jazz band Scrapelli will be performing on the Tamale House stage for the event.
15th Anniversary Scrumptious Chef New Orleans Gumbo Pop Up
Sunday, January 19th, 2025
5:30 pm
Tamale House East 1707 e. 6th st. Austin, Texas 78702
It seems so simple. Crack a couple eggs, throw them in a pan, scramble them around for a few minutes and a meal is at the ready.
But like most things in life, attention to the small details often gains one big rewards.
Scrambled eggs are a prime example. They can be transcendent when treated properly by a skilled cook. In my life as a chef, I’ve cooked thousands of eggs. I’ve worked for two very busy breakfast houses where it was not uncommon to go through several hundred per shift. Yet I still love cooking eggs.
Here’s my recipe for the best scrambled eggs you will ever put in your mouth.