TRIBECA, Manhattan (WABC) -- We all know about New York's Restaurant Week, but did you know that right now is actually Black Restaurant Week in the Tri-State area? Black Restaurant Week is celebrated ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. While I have liked many local restaurants that offered these conjoined ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gale says, "Filé is used at the end of cooking gumbo and is used as a thickening agent, and for its earthy flavor of sassafras ...

At Filé Gumbo Bar in New York City, chef/owner Eric McCree is now offering a new Duck Confit and Andouille Sausage Gumbo on his already diverse menu of gumbo protein and spice level options. To make ...

From Red Beans and Rice to Shrimp and Grits to Fried Chicken and more, you will feel like you are right in the middle of New Orleans. Mardi Gras is here. And that means Jazz. It could mean a dash of ...

(Editor's note: The following was taken from "The Picayune's Creole Cook Book," circa 1901 and content may be dated) First, it will be necessary to explain here, for the benefit of many, that "File" ...

As someone who binge-watched “Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators” on Netflix, I don’t shy away from the gauntlet. Recently, a reader threw one down. Granted, it had a ...

A mouthwatering bowl of gumbo is not just an iconic dish, but an invitation to learn about the foodways of Louisiana. Whether the gumbo you deem “authentic” is Creole or Cajun, thinner like at Dooky ...

Chef Eric McCree's Manhattan restaurant, the Filé Gumbo Bar, transports guest from the Big Apple to the Big Easy with iconic New Orleans flavors and dishes. Jamie Wax reports. 27,473 people played the ...

In Louisiana and elsewhere in the South, virtually every cook has his or her own unique gumbo recipe, and debates about the "perfect" gumbo are rampant. This is a gumbo I like a... In Louisiana and ...

Zack Hollier’s southeast Texas drawl can lull you into a dreamy state as you listen to him share tales of the dishes his grandmother used to make. Those same dishes bring back memories of his ...