I’m a proud Georgia native, but I spent my elementary school years in Louisiana. My young mother did not know anyone when she moved from the Southeast and chose to learn her new home and its people by ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. Matthew Raiford, a chef and farmer, always wanted to write a cookbook, ...

This Easy Shrimp Creole recipe brings the heart of New Orleans right to your kitchen in under an hour and all in one pot! This classic dish is flavor-packed and full of perfectly cooked plump shrimp ...

This simple shrimp creole is the perfect recipe to get you out of your dinner rut. The opposite of boring, it's loaded with spices, garlic and hot sauce. It uses pantry staples including canned ...

Cook bacon in a saute pan until fat is rendered. Add garlic and brown lightly. Add bell pepper and shallot. Saute. Add shrimp and saute until just pink. Deglaze the pan with hot sauce, lemon juice and ...

Where Is Creole Food From? But what is Creole food? Creole food originated in Louisiana and blends food traditions from African, European and Native cultures. It combines bold, spicy and tangy flavors ...

In New Orleans every day is shrimp day, but because it is "#NationalShrimpDay," we figured it was as good a time as any to dig into our archives and share great recipes for classic New Orleans shrimp ...

Chef and co-owner Jerry Amato's Shrimp Creole at Mother's Restaurant in New Orleans. (Photo from Mother's) Jerry Amato, chef and co-owner of the popular Mother's Restaurant in New Orleans, died March ...

Grits are a versatile starch and can take on anything you want to add to them. Andouille sausage and shrimp makes a savory addition. Makes 8 servings. Make the dark roux: In a heavy iron skillet brown ...