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61 Roadhouse and Kitchen |
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section of U.S. Highway 61 from New Orleans to St. Louis is commonly
called “the Blues Highway”.
This section stretches through the agriculturally and culturally fertile
land of the Mississippi Delta. It is said that American music, as
we know it, traveled and developed up the river. From the Zydeco and
Jazz of New Orleans to the Urban Blues of Memphis’ Beale Street
to the piano based St. Louis Blues, great music has spanned this route.
The combination of the rhythmic sounds of the slaves and the instruments
of the new world gave America the roots of unique musical styles that
have topped the charts and soothed souls for centuries.
The various cultures that have created such distinctive and world-renowned
music are bound to have other great influences as well. The food of
this section of Highway 61 brings us savory tastes and complex flavors
that American’s hearts and palates have fallen in love with.
No one can resist the spicy étouffée or jambalaya from
the Cajun and Creole kings of New Orleans. The Delta brings us items
like cornmeal breaded catfish, hot tamales and sweet potatoes. As
this culinary journey continues to Memphis, you will find mounds of
slow smoked pulled pork and racks of seasoned dry rubbed ribs. St.
Louis, whose contributions include pork steaks, toasted ravioli and
what was initially a mistake that has turned into one of the area’s
most loved desserts, the gooey butter cake. These are just a few examples
of the fine foods this rich region has contributed to America’s
gastronomic lore.
We hope we have included some of your favorites on our menu and if
you have a suggestion please let us know. We hope you enjoy our “Southern
Roadhouse Hospitality” along with the food and music that we
have selected from this section of Highway 61. Whether it’s
the great seafood and spicy Cajun foods along with jazz, and Zydeco
from Louisiana, the soulful cooking and blues from the Mississippi
Delta, the Rockabilly of the Sun label as well as the Soulful sounds
of the Stax and Hi labels as well as the mouth watering barbecue made
so famous in Memphis or, of course, our hometown greats Chuck Berry,
Fontella Bass and Ike and Tina Turner and a mouth watering pork steak
and gooey butter cake. We promise to bring you the best in food and
music that these areas have to offer.
Laissez le bon temps rouler, “Let the good times roll”
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