Les Blank marries his passion for spicy, down home food and his love for Cajuns and Creoles in this mouth-watering, exploration of the cooking, and other enthusiasms, of French-speaking Louisiana. Features tangy music, and food by Marc Savoy, Paul Prudhomme, and other greats.
Direction
Les Blank's wandering, hungry eye finds soul everywhere.
Sound
Zydeco and sizzling pans, better than any score.
Production
Shot on location, you can smell the roux.
Director
Les Blank
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Les Blank allegedly gained 20 pounds during production because he refused to use a spit bucket during eating scenes.
This short helped spark 1990s Cajun food mania that made blackened everything ubiquitous—and angered Louisiana purists who felt it commodified their culture.
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