Technical difficulties plagued our podcasts yesterday, but it all ended well. Our personal delivery driver picked up Luke’s jambalaya for dinner. We discovered this superior jambalaya at a food tasting for the almost-wedding in 2016. Erick Loos, then the chef at Pigeon & Prince when it was a venue in the Besh Group. It was simply the best jambalaya we had ever eaten by some quantum advance. We can’t explain it either - it was just jambalaya. But this was no ordinary Louisiana peasant food. We had never tasted the like before or since. They were probably expecting some of the large portion back in the kitchen, but the three of us ate it all.
So when we saw that last night’s special at Luke was Erick’s jambalaya, no further discussion about dinner was required. Each $15 portion came with a piece of cornbread studded with peppers. They are doing curbside pickup now, which, separated from the sobering meaning behind it, is a delightful departure from needing to park in a crowded CBD as you would during Normal Times.
Most of the jambalaya and a piece of the cornbread survived the car ride with ML, and once again, our little family sat at the tiny table on the deck that we use for work each day. When the food arrives, it is a happy ritual to clear all computers, phones and paper and reset for pictures, then eating. Family dinner meal is back here, with all the pleasures that provides. We hope it is for you too.
Luke
333 St. Charles Ave.
Curbside and delivery via UberEats.
504-378-2840
