FSR September 2022

Chefs& Ingredients

CULINARY INSPIRATION AND STORIES FROM INDUSTRY TRAILBLAZERS MENTIONED IN THIS SECTION MOPHO • • • MAYPOP • • • TANA • • •

MI VIDA • •

• HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FOOD • •

• MAMNOON

MOPHO PUTS A CREOLE SPIN ON VIETNAMESE FARE.

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VIETA COLLINS

AS A LOUISIANA NATIVE, Michael Gulotta might be expected to stick to classic Southern and Cajun dishes like alligator étoufféee and jamba laya. But the chef has carved out a more nuanced reputation for himself, first through MoPho, a Vietnamese concept with Creole influences that opened in 2014, and then three years later with Maypop, which added New Orleans flair to Southeast Asian fare.

BY TREVOR GRINER Michael Gulotta is betting on local enthusiasm— not tourism—to grow his restaurant empire.

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