Is
boudain getting fancy on us? Judice’s 1927 has been open a few months in
Nederland offering a festive setting to enjoy Cajun flavors from a famous local
family’s name. It’s fancy enough to have boudain – typically sold in butcher
paper at your local grocer/food truck - referred to as “Link of Boudain” under
the “Starters” area of the menu. But it’s still sold by the pound, as Cajuns
would expect.
Variations
of oysters, shrimp and crawfish dot this menu and the restaurant is filled with
families, old friends and dates out for some spicy fun. Look up at the
pirogue chandelier and around to
enjoy some memories, such as A.J. Judice racing crawfish and posing as “The
Crazy Frenchman” to promote his Port Arthur grocery store. Don’t mind walking
around to view all the photos. You probably won’t disturb anybody at a table:
it could be a “cousin” with another A.J. memory.
Place
your bets
This
is a great time to plug the crawfish races set for Port Arthur. Plan now for Cajun
Heritage Festival,
a Southeast Texas Arts Council presentation, set for the Carl A. Parker
Multipurpose Center in Port Arthur on April 4. Tell your friends and pack the
house for live music, races and eating contests, food vendors and more fun
scheduled in the area for Sunday, April 5.
Slay
your slaw
Have you dressed
your slaw in the same way forever? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But, I’m
kind of impatient. I’m in the never-waste-food club and I just combined a few
random salad dressing packets – both creamy and vinaigrette – into a new blend
and housed it in a beautiful Mason jar. I may add a bit more garlic or whatever
I’m in the mood for, but whatever that tastes like will dress the slaw I plan
to crunch my way through Sunday night. Try something new all the time.
Darragh
Castillo loves experimenting, blending and making things into something new.
Reach her at darraghcastillo@icloud.com
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