Making gumbo that good, her maiden name should’ve had an “x” at the end. Something like Robicheaux or Boudreaux or Thibodeaux or Breaux.

Mom’s from Illinois not Louisiana, and she’s of German descent not Creole. Her homemade gumbo still spoiled me from damn near anything served at restaurants, and that includes my time residing in New Orleans in the early aughts.