The pandemic closed Krimsey's Cajun Kitchen, but its recipes live on in 'The Cajun Vegan Cookbook'
LOS ANGELES — The sounds of the zydeco band didn't so much drift from the corner of the North Hollywood strip mall as stampede out of it. The good times began to roll at Krimsey's Cajun Kitchen in early 2017, with live music, raucous annual Mardi Gras parties, po' boys, beads, jambalaya, craft nights, hush puppies, fried okra and other "Looziana" fare, all of it vegan. But three years later, those good times came to an end.
Chef-owner Krimsey Lilleth (née Ramsey) closed her namesake spot, canceled a planned second location in Silver Lake, and eventually left Los Angeles due to the pandemic. These days, the Baton Rouge native is more likely to forage for mushrooms in the Snoqualmie Valley than serve anyone a pot
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