Eat a Meal Cooked by a Celebrity Chef

“Kelly English walked up to me with a mischievous look. He opened his palm, revealing a mini meat pie he named Natchitoches, the town near New Orleans where he was raised. It reminded me of the meat pasties of the Caribbean, spicy and hot. Later, he came to me with a tempura-fried pickled okra stuffed with pimiento cheese. I can’t tell you how delicious that was. I’d go to Memphis just to have it again.”

“I don’t know how famous he is, but I ate at John Besh’s Restaurant August in New Orleans a few years back. It was awesome. If Michelin was in NOLA they’d certainly have a star. Food was very refined and artfully plated, but what set them apart was the service. It felt like our sever was there just for us. He clearly wasn’t, but I never had to look around if I wanted something, somehow he just knew to be right there when I needed something.”