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
rl reeves jr visits Commander’s Palace for his 500 po boys series
The most famous and influential chef in the history of the American South served a lengthy stint at Commander’s Palace back in the 70s. Paul Prudhomme, a native son of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, was hired to run the kitchen in 1975 and before long the old-line Creole restaurant had turned into something of a Cajun hotplate joint.