In the south Alabama town of Silverhill, you'll find Louisiana native Gerald Ardoin at the Café Acadiana serving up crawfish étouffée, catfish Pontchartrain and crispy boudin balls. 🤤 Meet this small town Alabama restaurant with a big time Cajun accent:
), or don’t know what it is. A lot of people are familiar with it, though. But the boudin balls, right off the bat, were a big thing.”
“The local people in the area have really enjoyed what we’re doing and how are we doing it,” he says. “Our word of mouth has been fantastic. and our business just continues to grow. We’re almost 10 years in, and each year has been a year of growth.” The fried catfish po' boy at Cafe Acadiana features Mississippi farm-raised catfish served on po' boy bread from Leidenheimer Baking Company in New Orleans.Unlike their dad, none of Ardoin’s three sons -- Lance, Chayce and Kadin -- is interested in following their father into the restaurant business.“It’s a sacrificial business,” he says.
They buried his father in Opelousas on a Thursday morning, and Ardoin had to leave immediately after the funeral to work a 700-seat catering event back in Daphne that he had booked months before.
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