If there is one thing New Orleans understands, it’s abundance.
I knew nothing aboutNew Orleans.
Or live there in the first place?
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Theres a word for this in New Orleans: lagniappe (pronounced LAN-yap).
But it’s also a show of generosity.
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Practicing Lagniappe
Lagniappe can look like a number of things, Liz says.
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It could be an extra appetizer or dessert that you didnt order.
It certainly wasnt Franks first lagniappe, and it wont be his last.
He doesnt get tired of it: it brings him as much joy as it does his guests.
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That’s kind of the lagniappe of being a chef.
Of course, chefs cant send out free food to every single table that walks through their doors.
So who, exactly, gets lagniappe?
The short answer to that is, it really depends.
We don’t have that one thing that’s like, Oh, everybody gets it.
We really enjoy part of the hospitality of figuring someone out, says Jordan.
It feels a little bit more special and more personal.
“Its definitely curated.
And that can be identified, Amarys said.
Amarys says one of her favorite lagniappes to send folks from out of town is gumbo.
And maybe its the best gumbo they had on their whole trip.
Our accountant doesn’t want to hear that we’re giving away,” Jordan said.
One thing that is across the boardbetween tourists and people that live hereis the excess, the indulgence.
They were being themselves; they were being kind.
And part of that hospitality is making people feel welcome.
And with great hospitality comes great responsibility, but also great opportunity.
For Frank Brigtsen, that is, to make outsiders love New Orleans the way we do.
He believes that doing so would be impossible were it not for the citys people.
But I think our most precious asset is our people, he said.
And thank God they did.
So the tapestry of Creole culture continues to evolve as well, says Frank.
I think there’s a love that’s inherent in Creole culture.
In turn, this new generation adds a little something extraa little lagniappeto a city full of abundance.
