I started cooking for legacy, culture and honoring the ones who came before me. Soon, @twjohns and I will be taking over the current @pintsandunion to tell stories, honor my family’s namesake and continue building a community in the work we’ve been doing since we met a decade ago. Murray’s Creole Pub will be opening this fall, be on the look out for more details coming soon. We want to thank you to the team at Pints for all of the work they’ve done to build this third space in the Highlands. We’ll continue to push the mission.
Episode 7 is live. 🎙️Chef and restaurateur Lawrence Weeks joins Steve Palmer on this week’s Say Grace for a powerful, honest conversation about leadership, legacy, and the responsibility that comes with feeding a community.
In this episode, Steve asks, “What’s the biggest threat to the restaurant industry right now?” Lawrence doesn’t hesitate: “Review culture.”
From the weight of online opinions to the heart behind every dish, this episode goes deep. Now streaming everywhere you get your podcasts. #SayGracePodcast #LawrenceWeeks #NorthOfBourbon #EnsoLouisville #TheIndigoRoad #RestaurantReview #ChefsLife
Had a long day? Fresh off of a shift and looking to find that third space to anchor down and unwind. Join us for happy hour. We’ve got $2 oysters, half priced wine, duck nugget happy meals and our play on @ritasdining mini martinis. Belly up at the bar or grab a table from 4-530 Tuesday- Sat.
West African Inspired Lamb Skewer- @freedomrunfarm heritage lamb, fonio pilaf, cucumber salad, lime yogurt, black garlic tare
At times I have to remember why or where to push the story and this is at its roots. West African cuisine shaped many of the Creole Foodways in the area in which my family settled. I often imagine how similar it looked in both Africa and Louisiana, when the special occasion of an animal harvest would occur. Many hours of preparation and a gently eye on the fire that cooks the meat. This dish feels as much Southern to me as it does African.
Our Dirty Rice Martini is more than a play on words. It is a refined take on the classic Dirty Martini. We rice wash @westendgin with @parish.rice , swap vermouth for Kawatsura “Olive” Sake, and finish it with French olive brine. Available upstairs in our dining room on weekends
After your shift and before dinner happy hour belongs to you.
$2 oysters, rummy gummies, duck nuggets and fries make a happy meal, and mini martinis.
Happy hour. 4:00–5:30. Weekdays only.
Green Curry Mussels
In honor of The Kentucky Derby, I’m cooking up with @weeksinadaze Lawrence Weeks of Louisville, Kentucky. His restaurant @murrayscreolepub brings elevated creole and comfort together for a memorable meal in a really cool space.
These mussels are now available @imnashville and the recipe is in my cookbook Family Thai.
Shout out to @bluedogbakeryandcafe for always having the best carbs!
On special this derby weekend
Murray’s Mint Julip- @makersmark bourbon, mint- hibiscus syrup, rhubarb bitters and a dusting of powdered sugar
Post Time Punch- @westendgin , strawberry, @louisvilleteaco hibiscus- citrus tea, lemon, orange bitters, mint
Alongside our Meat & 3: Fried pork chop, cabbage slaw, @ansonmills creamed calico peas, @parish.rice
Coal Grilled Monkfish- crawfish veloute, @parish.rice , cockle clams
Simplicity and technique driven food is the past, present and future of food. Trends are for the ones uninspired by what has been passed down.
Shrimp and Spanish rice
Red shrimp served over Spanish rice with smoked tomato and olive
Rooted in Spanish Creole culture, this dish shares deep ties with paella. What we know as paella comes from a long lineage of one pot rice dishes such as jambalaya, perloo, and Charleston red rice. The tradition traveled from Spain to South Louisiana, where Creole cooks embraced it and made it their own
