When we’re in town just to work, to 100% work-work, we stay at the Holiday Inn in Metairie. That’s just the place. It’s easy to get in and out of, parking’s no big deal, it’s a Holiday Inn so it’s…well, it’s a Holiday Inn. No surprises. We’ve stayed here 25 times: I promise, no surprises. But it’s also boring that way and here’s the view. Oh, I can see a La Quinta and some on-ramps from here!
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haha! It doesn’t have to be glamorous always. Obviously.
But the best part of staying here is what’s in that little building in the bottom-left of that first pic. It’s a little shopping center, and that’s where Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop is. Ohmygosh. Chef Ron. Chef Roooonnnnnnn.
When it’s worky-work time and there’s some furious typing and emailing and researching and calling and texting and blowing up the interwebs and what-not going on, we do take-out and Chef Ron takes care of us. Because this.
Chicken and sausage gumbo
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boudin balls 
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chicken Jefferson, which is chicken breast topped with shrimp and crawfish cream sauce
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bread pudding
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And we’re like, know what? Holiday Inn. Yeah. And it’s all high-fives. Because Chef Ron.