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DINING LIZ & NOMIE’S GOURMET EATS
Cornbread Sweet Potato Wa e with Fried Chicken and Secret Recipe Bourbon BBQ sauce.
PHONE:
228.563.0363
ADDRESS:
Catering Service
WEBSITE:
Facebook @Liz.NomiesGourmetEats
HOURS:
Tuesday – Friday, 8 a.m.– 6 p.m.
Saturday
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Three Tiered Bundt Cake.
story and photos by Kimberly C. Rasmussen
Good food makes you smile. It makes you happy and satisfied and even sometimes wanting a little more. Great food, on the other hand, speaks to your heart. It makes you feel warm and elated and can easily brighten any sullen day. Rich and decadent ingredients gilded with flavors that are nurtured with time and love make up some of the finest cuisines you can sample. We find these staples in both Southern traditions and Creole cuisines,
but when the two are combined, something magical happens.
Chef Raven Allen, owner of Liz and Nomie’s Gourmet Eats, has found a way to fuse her love of
soul food with New Orleans Creole cuisine and is cooking up something
extraordinary. Chef Allen spent her youthful summers in the Delta with both grandmothers, Elizbeth “Liz” and Nomie. It was in these kitchens that she learned to cook. As she grew older and spent more time in New Orleans, Chef Allen’s love of creole and Cajun cuisine began to take shape and she quickly honed
a craft that would serve her well in the coming years. I had the privilege of visiting Chef Allen’s kitchen and sampling some of the most amazing food you’ll find this side of the Mississippi.
While Chef Allen boasts an impressive list of dishes and sides, she definitely produces some standout items. Smoked turkey legs are a staple of her lunchtime
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