Category Archives: Seafood

Writing related to seafood dishes/restaurants/ingredients.

A Catfish Out of Water

Posted on April 7, 2010 by J.C. Reid

There’s a Texas A&M banner hanging over the door to the restrooms at Lafayette Cajun Seafood Restaurant. It’s only one example of the endearing quirkiness of this Cajun seafood restaurant located in a crazy-quilt neighborhood surrounding the intersection of West … Continue reading →

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An Ode to Octopus

Posted on February 14, 2010 by J.C. Reid

The first time I ate octopus was in a sun-drenched back alley on the Greek island of Santorini where tourists — mostly young Americans and Brits — go to act stupid. Taverna with Octopi http://www.flickr.com/photos/byrdiegyrl/ / CC BY 2.0 The … Continue reading →

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In Search of the Perfect Po-boy

Posted on December 23, 2009 by J.C. Reid

A leprechaun was marauding through the crowded streets of the New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival, inadvertently scaring little children and hoisting a sign imploring visitors to visit Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop. Here comes another poor boy leprechaun As an advertising gimmick … Continue reading →

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State of BBQ Crab – Beaumont/Nederland

Posted on September 22, 2009 by J.C. Reid

The quest to find, eat at, and rate the BBQ crab joints of Southeast Texas has begun. View larger map I’ll dispense with the long and storied history of BBQ crab and just say that a comprehensive review of this … Continue reading →

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SE Texas Seafood Trail Scouting Trip 4.11.09

Posted on April 10, 2009 by J.C. Reid

I love eating seafood in southeast Texas. View SE Texas Seafood Trail in a larger map I grew up eating it. It’s in my blood literally and figuratively. I’ve been away for awhile. Steaks and haute cuisine were the main … Continue reading →

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