#88: Evan Richardson II | Eaux! • Cafe Louis

The apology tour returns and the guys once again find themselves
in the home of Evan Richardson. An early auditory casualty of
this podcast (see episode 7, if you dare), Evan owns Portland's
Eaux! and South Portand's soon-to-be Cafe Louis. An awful lot has
happened in the 18 months since we last caught up, and Evan
reflects on the early days of COVID,  the massive strain it
put on his restaurant, how he dealt with the very foreign feeling
of having spare time, and the myriad of positive impacts the
pandemic ultimately has yielded on both a personal and
professional level. The rolling conversation also yields a
refresher on Cajun vs. Creole cooking, a dive into what makes
bread baking so addictive, and an extremely important discourse
around the genres of music that are most representative of the
various roles and personalities within a kitchen. Finally, the
(rice and) beans are fully spilled on Evan's new concept Cafe
Louis; he explains what a Costa Rican-style meal looks like, why
brunch gets a bad rap, and how Eaux! represents where he's from
while Cafe Louis will represent WHO he's from. 
There's not a cooler cat to be found this side of the Mason
Dixon. Go in with a notepad, an appetite, and 'lil a kernel of
hope, and you'll leave feeling a hell of a lot better (and
hungrier) about 2021.  ..............
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Music: "Mountain Climb" by Jake Hill