I saw an article last month about a stand at the Northside Farmers Market called Rue Bourre which was selling Cajun food. The proprietors, Bekah Nethken-Ulrich and Alex Ulrich, are from Louisiana and they are looking to open a brick and mortar place at 4692 Cottage Grove Road, not too far from us - and North of the Bayou too.
Ms. Nethken-Ulrich was quoted in the article as saying, “My personal philosophy is that Southern food should be cheap, quality and filling," which sounds good to me as so many new restaurants seem to be keen on appealing to the monied class on the isthmus these days.
On a recent visit to the Northside Farmers Market, I made sure to check out Rue Bourre. Ms. Nethken-Ulrich was friendly and explained that their restaurant was simply waiting on the city to stamp a permit or something like that. I went home with some of their gumbo and jambalaya. My first tasting was of the former.
It looked and smelled like the gumbo I was used to, i.e. - the stuff I make for myself. My nose caught thyme and a fine roux aroma of precious Maillard reactions. This looked like good stuff and I started salivating.
OK, so there was no okra in it. There are those who maintain that it ain't gumbo if there's no okra and I hear you. But I will let others fight this one out.
I generously dosed it with microwaves followed by a few dashes of file powder and I was ready to eat. Verdict?
Mo' bettah!
They did not skimp on the chicken nor andouille. The broth was the perfect consistency. I am now very much looking forward to their restaurant opening up and am hoping that they serve shrimp creole.
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