“When you sit around Johnson’s table… you’re not supposed to fiddle with your phone. You talk. You meet people. You drink. You eat. You remember what it’s like to connect with strangers over a meal.” –  The Washington Post

Pableaux Johnson leads the “shenanigans” and serves his guests Red Beans & Rice made with Camellia Brand Red Kidney Beans.

RED BEANS ROAD SHOW “TEXAS TWO-STEP” POP-UP SUPPERS:

August 18  – San Antonio, Texas: Cured at Pearl  

On August 18, 2019, Pableaux Johnson will make his way to the heart of San Antonio, collaborating with chef Steve McHugh of Cured at Pearl, for a one-night-only, New Orleans-style gastronomic gathering. A homecoming of sorts – Johnson is an alumnus of Trinity University – the family-style feast commences at 6:30 p.m., with the sit-down, 3-course feast beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets for the Red Beans Roadshow at Cured are available for $55++ per person, and include a home-style, three-course meal, featuring an appetizer of Fried Quail Legs with Local Honey and Rosemary, followed by Red Beans and Rice, Cornbread, Fried Apple Cajeta Hand Pie for dessert, and wine and beer. Vegan and vegetarian options are also available, upon request. Seating is limited. Purchase tickets in advance online here.

Keeping community first, a portion of the evening’s proceeds will go to support Cured’s current Gastro Giving recipient, Say Sí – a leading youth development organization that is committed to creating a premier, inclusive, dynamic, and nurturing educational environment for San Antonio’s young people

August 20 – Dallas, Texas: Café Momentum

On August 20, Pableaux Johnson will make his way to the heart of downtown Dallas, collaborating with host chefs Chad Houser and Aaron “Fuzz” Collins of Café Momentum, for a one-night-only, New Orleans-style gastronomic gathering. The family-style feast commences at 6:30 p.m., with the sit-down, 3-course feast beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets for the Red Beans Roadshow at Café Momentum are available for $55++ per person, and include a home-style, three-course meal, featuring starters of Deviled Eggs Two Ways: Classic and State Fair Style, and Crab Cakes with Creole Rémoulade, followed by Red Beans and Rice, Cornbread, Louisiana Bread Pudding with Bourbon Crème Anglaise for dessert, beverages from Austin East Ciders, as well as wine and beer. Vegan and vegetarian options are also available, upon request. Seating is limited. Purchase tickets in advance online here.

Keeping community first, a portion of the evening’s proceeds will go to support Café Momentum’s mission, dedicated to transforming young lives by equipping the community’s most at-risk youth with life skills, education, and employment opportunities to help them achieve their full potential.

Hungry for more details? Here’s everything you need to know about the Red Beans Road Show:

Good, Simple Food & New Friends

Louisiana food writer, photographer and “general n’er-do-well” Pableaux Johnson meets up with local restaurant chefs in each town or city he visits, to host an informal, family-style feast featuring “good, simple food, camaraderie and appropriate misbehavior.” 

Pableaux Is a Hoot!

Buy your tickets and show up to eat, drink and shoot the breeze with culinary and culture enthusiasts. As ringleader and organizer of the shenanigans, Pableaux gives a short presentation on Louisiana foodways that will leave you hankering for all things Louisiana, and then it’s a fun night of breaking bread (Pableaux’s grandpa’s skillet cornbread, that is), eating down-home, delicious food and drinking a cold beer with a roomful of friendly strangers. 

Local Chefs Are in on It

Pableaux cooks his signature Red Beans & Rice made with Camellia Brand Red Kidney Beans, and his local chef partners serve up a simple starter (like deviled eggs or hand pies) and a dessert (like bread pudding or homemade pie). 

We are excited to announce the kick off of Chef Jay Ducote’s Red Beans & Rice Tour of Texas! Our man Jay, along with his Bite & Booze crew and fellow Louisiana brands, will be touring through Texas for the next two weeks to cook up authentic Louisiana-style Red Beans & Rice.

Jay and his team have packed up 250 lbs. of Camellia brand Red Kidney Beans and will be popping up at several brewery locations across Texas. Jay’s notorious giant cast iron pot will be bubbling over with our beans and an array of southern favorites like Slap Ya Mama and Supreme Rice.

Read on to see where Jay and his team will stop near you!

Wednesday, January 25th – Bakfish Brewing, Pearland, TX, 5 – 9 pm

Sunday, January 29th – Salt: New American Table, McAllen, TX, 5 – 9 pm

Thursday, February 2nd – Independence Brewing, Austin, TX, 5 – 9 pm

Saturday, February 4th – New Republic Brewing, College Station, TX, 5 – 9 pm

Tuesday, February 7th – Grapevine Craft Brewery, Grapevine, TX, 5 – 9 pm

Find out more about the details, and see photos of each pop-up on Jay’s Facebook Event Page.

Jay Ducote is a chef, writer, speaker, entertainer and hugger based out of Baton Rouge, LA. He’s got a long bio, but to keep it short, he was a finalist on Food Network Star in 2015 and does big things in the food and beverage world. He runs a culinary media company called Bite & Booze (www.biteandbooze.com) and pretty much eats and drinks for a living. You can find out more about him at www.jayducote.com.