#88: Evan Richardson II | Eaux! • Cafe Louis

The apology tour returns and the guys once again find themselves in the home of Evan Richardson. An early auditory casualty of this podcast (see episode 7, if you dare), Evan owns Portland's Eaux! and South Portand's soon-to-be Cafe Louis. An awful lot has happened in the 18 months since we last caught up, and Evan reflects on the early days of COVID,  the massive strain it put on his restaurant, how he dealt with the very foreign feeling of having spare time, and the myriad of positive impacts the pandemic ultimately has yielded on both a personal and professional level. The rolling conversation also yields a refresher on Cajun vs. Creole cooking, a dive into what makes bread baking so addictive, and an extremely important discourse around the genres of music that are most representative of the various roles and personalities within a kitchen. Finally, the (rice and) beans are fully spilled on Evan's new concept Cafe Louis; he explains what a Costa Rican-style meal looks like, why brunch gets a bad rap, and how Eaux! represents where he's from while Cafe Louis will represent WHO he's from. 
There's not a cooler cat to be found this side of the Mason Dixon. Go in with a notepad, an appetite, and 'lil a kernel of hope, and you'll leave feeling a hell of a lot better (and hungrier) about 2021.  .............. ............................ ........................................................... .............................................  .......... Music: "Mountain Climb" by Jake Hill