Frank Brigtsen | Ya Gotta Eat #6

Описание: In Episode 6 of Ya Gotta Eat, Robert St. John and Drew Wooton sit down with Chef Frank Brigtsen — one of the true gentlemen of New Orleans cooking — for a meal at Susan Spicer’s Rosedale Restaurant in New Orleans.

Frank’s story sits at the heart of a defining moment in American food. He got his start at Commander’s Palace, worked side-by-side with Chef Paul Prudhomme, and was there for the early days that reshaped how the country thought about Cajun and Creole cuisine. From the first bite of blackened redfish to the “whatever it takes” hustle that builds a career, Frank shares the lessons, the people, and the moments that matter.

We talk mentorship, work ethic, and the craft of doing the same dish thousands of times — and why, at the end of the day, the restaurant business is still about one thing: making people happy.

Ya Gotta Eat is built on one idea:
Food brings people together. Stories keep us together.

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Pull up a chair and enjoy Episode 6 — because… Ya Gotta Eat!

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CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro
8:32 – Pretty Women & Pretty Dishes
14:33 – Choosing Rosedale & Susan Spicer’s Influence
17:52 – Starting at Commander’s Palace
23:46 – Baptism by Fire in the Kitchen
30:10 – Paul Prudhomme & the Birth of Blackened Fish
39:39 – K-Paul’s Explosion & Cajun Cuisine Goes National
48:17 – Taking Cajun Food Across America
53:17 – The “Whatever It Takes” Mentality
1:06:38 – Preserving Creole Cuisine After Katrina
1:10:59 – Opening Brigtsen’s & What Cooking Means
1:24:35 – It’s Always About the People
1:28:49 – Diversity, Community, & Food Culture
1:36:31 – Last Thing You Listened To
1:37:16 – The 12-Year-Old Birthday Dinner Question
1:39:19 – Breaking News: Color of Flavor
1:41:00 – Outro

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