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I love gumbo. Several years ago I was lucky enough to go to New Orleans and sample it at many of their wonderful restaurants. I also purchased a couple of local cookbooks, hoping to find the perfect ...

a bowl of gumbo, green onions and a piece of bread - Andrei Kravtsov/Getty Images Back from a trip to New Orleans and desperate to recreate the life-changing gumbo that warmed not just your stomach ...

Once a year, the Thursday before Easter (known by Catholics as Holy Thursday), New Orleanians gather at one of the city’s legendary restaurants to eat one of the most meaningful dishes in Louisiana ...