Louisiana Cookin'

Ode to a Classic

HERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS at play here with this Bananas Foster Cocktail. First: I’m from south Louisiana, so Brennan’s original Bananas Foster means a lot to me. Second: Early in my career, I worked at Brennan’s on Royal Street in New Orleans, where Bananas Foster was created in the ’50s. Third: I moved away at a pretty young age—right after high school—and then spent much of my career explaining to people that

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