(spirited piano songs) – [Female] Deep in the bayou,
on this road, down this roadway, in this windowless tin
shack, is a restaurant run by one lady, whose
dishes are so good, you need to wait a year to try them. – I'' m Alzina Toups and I'' ve. been cooking Cajun food for at the very least over 60 years. (playful piano music) (positive jazz music) – [Lady] Invite to Alazina'' s.
A Cajun dining establishment with. no staff and no menu. Simply Cook Alzina'and her cooking area.
And it ' s housed in one of. one of the most humble places. A previous welding shop that.
As soon as owned by her boy, was. – I transformed this right into cooking area.
because I enjoyed cooking. And you don'' t have
that. large bump in the middle. -. – My boy was in the procedure.
of transferring to a bigger location so rather than shutting it, he asked me if I intended to convert this.So I converted into a kitchen. I intended to be open. Where I cook and where they eat. Due to the fact that they can see what you ' re doing. The majority of individuals that come, they desire to take part in what you do. Cajun food I assume is the. best food in the world. I was increased on it. To me it ' s easy cooking. You start with your bell pepper. You have onion, you have.
garlic, a great deal of garlic, celery, and after that you saute.
that in a small amount of oil. And after that you start adding.
your various other active ingredients. Whatever you'' re food preparation, if.
it'' s a gumbo or jambalaya or fried shrimp, what'' s much better than that? (playful important music) – [Woman] Just as good as that seems, eating at Alzina'' s can be difficult. There are no reservations and walk-ins can just be made by calling.
I didn'' t desire walk-in since I believe I would have been really unhappy. I live an easy life and this.
is the way I like my life.Simple.
No computer system, just an easy telephone. I'' m scheduled up until following year. I'' m constantly scheduled up in a year breakthrough. And I like it better that way. – [Female] Over those 40.
years, Alzina'' s has been pretty effective gathering.
the focus of magazines, politicians and celebrity chefs. People from around.
the world have actually crowded to Alzina'' s kitchen area for. her genuine Cajun food. For Alzina, the experience is all about making individuals really feel at home. Like a household. – When individuals come, it'' s a tin building. They see where we'' re. at and you put on'' t understand that it'' s here. When they tip in the kitchen, it'' s a different globe. I really think they'' re satisfied. I feel the peace in the.
kitchen area and after that they socialize, household that haven'' t seen.
And it bring happiness to me.( playful piano songs).
And it ' s housed in one of. Because they can see what you ' re doing. To me it ' s easy cooking. – When people come, it'' s a tin structure. When they tip in the kitchen area, it'' s a various world.
