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Chef Darrell M. Breaux with Guy Fieri
Mardi Gras Fare TENNESSEE STYLE TexT by Janna F. Herbison and Julia Fawal
Laissez les bons temps roulez! Mardi Gras season officially kicks off on February 12 this year, and just in case you can’t make it down to New Orleans (or the Mississippi Gulf Coast), we are spotlighting our favorite Cajun and Creole eateries statewide.
BRO’S CAJUN CUISINE NASHVILLE At Bro’s Cajun Cuisine, Chef Darrell M. Breaux serves home-cooked Cajun and Creole dishes from recipes handed down through his family for generations. Beginning in Lafayette, LA, and now settled in Nashville, Bro’s boasts a smoker that can hold 70 hams at once, a large catering kitchen and great hospitality. 90 | At Home Tennessee • February 2013
Food Network’s Guy Fieri is a fan, too. So if you are in Music City, be sure to stop by Bro’s Cajun Cuisine to, as Chef Breaux says, “pass a good time.”
Memphis Flyer in 2012. Whether for a family dinner or to indulge in their famous Bananas Foster, come to Owen Brennan’s and celebrate the spirit of Mardi Gras.
OWEN BRENNAN’S MEMPHIS
BAYOU BAY SEAFOOD HOUSE KNOXVILLE
For all the flavor and flair of New Orleans in Memphis, enjoy a meal at Owen Brennan’s. The mouth-watering menu features homemade Creole specialties such as Red Fish Perez, Pasta Jambalaya and their famous original Eggs Hussarde. The family-owned establishment has received numerous awards over the past 23 years, including Best Sunday Brunch and Best Cajun & Creole by the
Bayou Bay Seafood House has been making people happy since 1992. The large menu features foods that owner and chef Andy Cantillo grew up eating in Southern Louisiana, including seafood gumbo, crawfish etouffee, shrimp creole, alligator and red beans and rice. Check out their jambalaya recipe below, and be sure to visit when you pass through Knoxville, especially during football season.