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I grew up helping my mom prepare holiday dinners along with my sisters. It was always a team effort in the kitchen between us and that is where I learned to cook several southern dishes.  My mom used to make gumbo and I developed a love for its rich flavors and seafood. Because my mom was on a limited budget, it was always a treat to have her gumbo because shrimp was very expensive. I later attended college at Louisiana Tech University and with traveling to different cities (including New Orleans and Baton Rouge) I really developed a love for Cajun food. It became one of my favorite foods to eat. If I went to a restaurant and gumbo was on the menu, I had to try it. I still do that to this day. After college I was no longer in an area where Cajun dishes were available and with my love for cooking, I decided to try and make gumbo for myself.  I made it for my family and they loved it. We started having annual gumbo cookouts. My wife, son, family and friends encouraged me that my gumbo was worth selling. I hesitated and thought, “they are family of course they’ll say that”. I cooked it for my co-workers and received the same advice and a request to cook it yearly. I later put together a recipe for Shrimp and Grits. I first served it to my wife, son and two of my best friends for a business meeting as we were working on another business plan at the time. They were amazed and again encouraged me to sell my food. As time went on I started cooking different Cajun dishes using my wife and son as taste testers before serving it to anyone else.  After a few years I took everyone’s advice and applied for my LLC, received my Food Prep and Manager’s Licenses, had my wife build a website and I have been offering my Cajun dishes every since.