• Adele
• Jan-05-2019
• westmaincville

They just can’t get enough of good old business and gravy in the Southern states. This Southern staple appears on the breakfast menu of almost every eatery you come across, celebrated three times a year, and has even been immortalised […]

• Adele
• Sep-27-2018
• westmaincville

The Acadians were descendants of French settlers that resided in North America from the 1600’s. Mostly they emigrated from the west part of France and settled in a part of Nova Scotia which was then called Acadie. They lived, farmed […]

• Adele
• Sep-17-2018
• westmaincville

Our journey to discover what exactly Cajun food is continues in this second part of or blog. We will try to discover the use of spices in Cajun cuisine and settle an argument that all Cajun dishes are hot and […]

• Adele
• Sep-10-2018
• westmaincville

Cajun food has the reputation of being highly spiced, featuring a lot of fish and mostly being served in bowls due its consistency of being stew-like. But is this the truth? Or is there more to be said about this […]

• Adele
• Aug-01-2018
• westmaincville

Southerners are proud of a reputation that they are always well mannered and polite. For centuries the south of America has been well known for being courteous and chivalrous, and the menfolk especially act as modern-day knights. Manners do matter […]

• Adele
• Jul-23-2018
• westmaincville

America is a vast nation and the culture has been forged by many influences and this also includes the food culture. The south of the country was traditionally more rural than other parts of America, and so crops, such as […]

• Adele
• Jul-19-2018
• westmaincville

The second part of our blog trying to define who the Creole are, looks into the type of food that is termed Creole and is eaten by Creole people. In part one we saw that there was some confusion over […]

• Adele
• Jul-02-2018
• westmaincville

We return to the best food that you can find in the South by discovering wonderful home-cooked dishes that take simple everyday items and transform them into something truly delicious. The South has always been blessed with a wonderful climate […]

• Adele
• Jun-23-2018
• westmaincville

As late as the 1800’s Creole was the term given to peoples that were indigenous to Louisiana, it provided a description of geographical location and nothing more. But one hundred years later the term had racial connotations to it.
Creole was […]

• Adele
• Jun-20-2018
• westmaincville

The food of the south of America does, as with many places around the world, give us a culinary history of the region, and the people that helped to form the land and give it civilization. Food can describe a […]

• Adele
• Jun-15-2018
• westmaincville

The south of America has always been famous for their grits, and a dish that is highly revered that has almost become a staple in some southern states is shrimp and grits. There are some that call the South the […]

• Adele
• May-27-2018
• westmaincville

Virginia is famous for its food and has many classic dishes that originated in the great state and perfected to be the very best. Most of the cuisine of Virginia is heavily influenced by the early European settlers but done […]

• Adele
• May-17-2018
• westmaincville

From our first blog on how to begin in the restaurant trade we covered many elements, from learning how to cook, to understanding the business side of things also. In this blog we continue to dispense great tips of becoming […]

• Adele
• May-05-2018
• westmaincville

It is many people’s dreams to own their own restaurant and being a successful restaurateur, but just because you can cook food at home or enjoy eating out does not mean that you can start a successful business. There are […]