Interviewed John and Lillie Mae Norbert about Norbert’s Restaurant - and Broussard Louisiana

John and Lillie Mae Norbert at Norbert's Restaurant

"...Which days do you serve home-made rice dressing? Sometimes on Wednesday, sometimes on Thursday..." (Virginia Billeaud Anderson - BoudinandBourbon.com talks to John and Lillie Mae Norbert about their lives, the history of Norbert's Restaurant, and the history of Broussard Louisiana.)

Billeaud’s Too, Calvin Trillin, and Jacking with Cajun Boudin

Traditional Boudin links at Billeaud's Too

"...By way of its prototype, sausage, boudin has an honorable history that reaches back to ancient times. Homer mentions goat sausage..." (Virginia Billeaud Anderson discusses Boudin dishes at Billeaud's Too in south Louisiana. She references Calvin Trillin's New Yorker article about boudin which mentions Billy Billeaud's boudin, the history of boudin, and boudin makers' innovations.)

T-Coon’s Restaurant - Savage Breakfast - A Closer Look

T-Coon's Restaurant (Southern Breakfast) Eggs, Sausage, Biscuit and Grits

"..the reason lawyers and farmers and kids and tourists crowd into T-Coon’s Restaurant..." (Just a reminder that T-Coon's Restaurant in Lafayette Louisiana in packing them in for Southern-style breakfast - eggs, sausage, bacon, grits and a biscuit.)

Thoughts about Crawfish and Slot Machines - Louisiana Food, Politics, Gambling - Essay

Crawfish Etouffée - Billeaud's No. 3

"...my instinct tells me that only a dumb-ass would boil a sack of crawfish inside..." (Virginia Billeaud Anderson discusses Crawfish Etouffee, Louisiana politics & gambling. Mentions Don's Seafood, Ella Brennan, Paul Prudhomme, Floyd Landry, Marcelle Bienvenu and Edwin Edwards.)