Word: cajun
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...turns defiant and disarming, depicting himself as a loyal friend ("Man, I spent my life helping people, friends and enemies") and an absent-minded administrator ("I'm not a detail person"). Playing to the jury with the verve of a fiddler at a fais- dodo, the son of a Cajun sharecropper provoked chuckles from his courtroom claque, exasperation from the judge and testy objections from the federal prosecutor. Whether or not the jury finds his protestations persuasive when they begin deliberating later this week, Edwards' performance made fine theater in a state where politics is prized as a form...
...also wondered about mundane things such as Koch's personal intervention to help a New Orleans chef open a gourmet Cajun restaurant. The Times applauded the Mayor's action, and later endorsed his candidacy, as it has in the past, this time dubbing him "The Restaurant Mayor." Schanberg treated the issue with a degree of incredulity, saying the mayor's intervention on behalf of the chef was, "Big news in a city where the newspapers have shrunk to four in number and suffer from frequent bouts of sleeping sickness...
Famed for his winning Cajun charm and admitted fondness for wagering and women, the Governor glanced about the courtroom and grinned when the prosecutor spoke of his "staggering" gaming debts. Later he said he was more optimistic than ever about beating the rap. Only the sixth sitting Governor in this century to be indicted,* Edwards, despite being on trial four days a week, continues to run the state...
...favorite appetizer is the popular Cajun popcorn, bits of shellfish cooked in batter and dipped in a tangy onion sauce. To our disappointment, however, crabmeat was substituted for the traditional crawfish tails. The fish gumbo, a soup thick with seafood and orzo, also satisfies. The shrimp remoulade--cold shrimp in an unconventional hot mustard sauce--would pass muster if it included more shrimp and less lettuce...
...Cajun's decor is authentic neohodgepodge, from the flag-colored storefront to the playroom panelling, rapidly rotating ceiling fans, and heavy wood tables. Since the small dining room is invariably crowded, reservations are a must and should be made several days in advance...