Cajun Potluck

Crawfish boil, red beans & rice.

Gumbo, andouille, etoufee,

Community Coffee, red velvet cake,

Café du Monde, sugared beignet…

We are sad to bid farewell to another family owned independent business in Shoreview….Cajun Potluck.

Claudia brought a little bit of Cajun country to the northern suburbs…a little spice, some great music, a crawfish boil, and a place for the community to gather.  We hope that everyone had a chance to visit Cajun Potluck over the last five years and enjoy some spicy andouille or to take home a beignet mix or bag of coffee from Baton Rouge.

As a community we are all poorer when we lose the opportunity to visit a business created with a person or family’s vision of something interesting, something that brings their personal life experience to their neighbors.  

When I travel around the country, it sometimes becomes difficult to remember which city I'm visiting---they all are starting to look alike—rows of big boxes, all the same (….like the old song lyrics “there’s a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one, and they’re all made out of ticky tacky, and they all look just the same”)---only on a 50,000 square foot national or international scale.   I like to seek out the independent places…sometimes great, sometimes not….but at least a little unexpected, offering a sense of anticipation.    Or you could just have a thawed out meal at another chain.  I prefer the former.

So, to Claudia, thanks for the memories and the experience.  We love the vision and experience you brought to us and wish you all the best.

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez