Word: cajun
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Roemer, also a Democrat, ran a campaign some have compared to that of Huey Long, the Depression-era populist. Roemer called for a revolution against the corruption that is so closely associated with Edwards. And Roemer, who hails from northern Louisiana, was able to penetrate Edwards' traditional strongholds in Cajun country and other southern, predominantly Catholic parishes...
...Dinah Shore, the Tennessee-born singer and cookbook author, is the spokeswoman for Holly Farms Foods, which last week launched its oven-roasted chickens with a celebrity bash at Manhattan's Hard Rock Cafe. Some 400 hungry guests joined Shore to gorge on 300 lbs. of chicken in plain, Cajun or smoky barbecue flavors -- the last being an almost inedible, acridly bittersweet and sticky mass. The clear plastic-sealed chickens and chicken parts are being introduced in the mid-Atlantic states and Memphis (home of the Holly Farms parent company); before long they will be available in all states except...
Some restaurateurs are introducing Carib accents to existing menu themes. Among them is Roger Greenfield, the owner of Chicago's Dixie Bar & Grill. Lobster calypso, jerk chicken and pork, conch chowder and Jamaican Red Stripe beer are now on his basically Cajun menu. At the Omni International Hotel in Norfolk, Va., Food and Beverage Assistant General Manager Michael Przybyla is featuring a two-month tropical-night promotion with "gentrified Caribbean" food adapted for a conservative clientele...
More outposts are being readied for opening. In Santa Barbara, Calif., Steven Sponder, proprietor of the Cajun-Creole Palace Cafe, is planning Key Largo, scheduled to open next January. "In one word, it's Hemingway," says Sponder of his new venture. Bruce Monette of Southern Exposure in Boulder has big dreams for his Southern and Caribbean food, to be served in a 19th century stone building. "It will appeal to students, professionals, Buddhist vegetarians and steak-and-potato traditionalists," he boasts...
Those who like it hot should be more than satisfied with the incendiary Cajun-style blend of black and cayenne peppers, herbs and spices in Blackened Spice Marinade, from Taylor Maid in Jackson, Miss. The powdered mix works its fiery magic on burgers, grilled chicken and shrimp. And if that is not hot enough, munch on crunchy "red hot blue" corn chips from Garden of Eatin' in Santa Monica...