Ines Carvalho
Gumbo, markets, and the cooks behind the counter
Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Ines trained in Lisbon kitchens before moving to New Orleans to cook gumbo and trace the Creole-Portuguese overlaps in the city's seafood cooking. She reviews everything from the Vietnamese markets of New Orleans East to old-guard Creole dining rooms and the muffuletta counters of the French Quarter.
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