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Gris Gris chef's appreciation for New Orleans food used as advantage in competition
By Erin Lowrey
Gris Gris chef's appreciation for New Orleans food used as advantage in competition
What's going on? I'm chef Eric Cook, owner of Wire down on Magazine Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Greatest city in the world, greatest food town in the world. And it's *** ticket. *** mother for the biggest ever, come in and come in and come with that. And I in, come in *** now I born and raised here. I left briefly to go, uh you know, in the marines and uh I mean, I tried to live other places I really did but um outside of New Orleans, uh I think New Orleanians are just considered, uh you know, criminal maniacs because we're just not like other people, you know, because we've seen everything, we've done everything we've been through everything and nothing can break that. Nothing can break that bond. Yeah. The greatest city in the world. It's *** joint um with refined southern food. And I wanted to cook food that I remember growing up eating. The great thing about creole is it's alive and it's changing all the time and the influence has always changed. So there's so much more to give when one cuisine limits you. Our cuisine allows us to be broader and bring in all the influence and really change everything every day because it's evolving and that's the best part about it.
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Gris Gris chef's appreciation for New Orleans food used as advantage in competition
By Erin Lowrey
A New Orleans chef, who is a fierce protector of New Orleans culture and Creole cuisine, is hoping his appreciation for the city will give him a leg up in a cooking competition. Eric Cook, chef and owner of Gris Gris, competed in a Very Local cooking competition called "Blind Kitchen."The battle put two Creole chefs head to head in a cook-off. His competitor, Ericka Lassair, took a unique approach to the competition with a plant-based dish. Cook stuck with what he knows best and explained why being born and raised in New Orleans gave him an advantage. He fiercely defends the quirks of the city, calling it "the greatest city in the (expletive) world.""Creole is alive and changing all the time," said Cook. "Our cuisine allows us to be broad and bring in all the influence, which is the best part." You can watch Cook compete by downloading the Very Local app. Click here to download the Very Local app.Very Local is your best source for shows about New England communities, bringing you 24/7 access to news from your trusted local news source, weather updates and more. Very Local also brings you fresh, untold stories from your very own city and communities like yours, with exclusive original shows and local stories specific to where you live. Get the channel to stream Very Local FREE on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.Follow Very Local on Facebook and @VeryLocal on Instagram for more.Very Local is a subsidiary of WDSU's parent company, Hearst Television.
NEW ORLEANS —

A New Orleans chef, who is a fierce protector of New Orleans culture and Creole cuisine, is hoping his appreciation for the city will give him a leg up in a cooking competition.

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Eric Cook, chef and owner of Gris Gris, competed in a Very Local cooking competition called "Blind Kitchen."

The battle put two Creole chefs head to head in a cook-off.

His competitor, Ericka Lassair, took a unique approach to the competition with a plant-based dish.

Cook stuck with what he knows best and explained why being born and raised in New Orleans gave him an advantage.

He fiercely defends the quirks of the city, calling it "the greatest city in the (expletive) world."

"Creole is alive and changing all the time," said Cook. "Our cuisine allows us to be broad and bring in all the influence, which is the best part."

You can watch Cook compete by downloading the Very Local app.

Click here to download the Very Local app.

Very Local is your best source for shows about New England communities, bringing you 24/7 access to news from your trusted local news source, weather updates and more. Very Local also brings you fresh, untold stories from your very own city and communities like yours, with exclusive original shows and local stories specific to where you live. Get the channel to stream Very Local FREE on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.

Follow Very Local on Facebook and @VeryLocal on Instagram for more.

Very Local is a subsidiary of WDSU's parent company, Hearst Television.