{"id":1318401,"date":"2020-02-24T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T00:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=993844"},"modified":"2020-02-25T08:07:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:07:49","slug":"gastineaus-the-roaring-cajun-brings-a-taste-of-fat-tuesday-to-glenwood-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/gastineaus-the-roaring-cajun-brings-a-taste-of-fat-tuesday-to-glenwood-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastineau\u2019s The Roaring Cajun brings a taste of Fat Tuesday to Glenwood Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Braden Gastineau, owner of The Roaring Cajun stands inside his new mobile food truck that will be selling Cajun dishes such as gumbo, crawfish etouffee, etc. at the Big John’s Ace Hardware store for Fat Tuesday.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Chef Braden Gastineau is a true believer in the power of onions, green bell peppers and celery \u2014 otherwise known as the Cajun holy trinity.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first job was shucking oysters and I did that through high school,\u201d Gastineau said.<\/p>\n

However, after working in Cajun and Creole kitchens across the south, Gastineau wanted to share his own gumbo, jambalaya and \u00e9touff\u00e9e recipes with folks in the Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n

Recently, the executive chef launched his Cajun food pop-up and delivery business known as \u201cGastineau\u2019s The Roaring Cajun.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Braden Gastineau\u2019s Roaring Cajun food truck will be selling gumbo and other Cajun dishes at the Big John\u2019s Ace Hardware store in South Glenwood for Fat Tuesday.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Gastineau prepares all of his Cajun and Creole offerings at a commissary kitchen in Rifle, freezes them and then delivers to customers throughout the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys.<\/p>\n

Gastineau\u2019s food trailer can be found at various locations throughout the region and sells frozen dishes by the quart, which customers can heat up and serve at their convenience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has a six-month shelf life in the freezer,\u201d Gastineau said. \u201cAll they have to do is heat it up and it\u2019s delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Gastineau plans on rotating menu items, a few of his Southern staples will remain readily available. Those dishes include chicken and sausage gumbo, seafood gumbo, crawfish and shrimp \u00e9touff\u00e9e, jambalaya and shrimp creole.<\/p>\n

From 1-7:30 p.m. on Mardi Gras Day and Ash Wednesday, Gastineau\u2019s The Roaring Cajun will be parked outside of Big John\u2019s Ace Hardware located at 2602 S. Glen Ave.<\/p>\n

At the Fat Tuesday event, customers can pick up frozen dishes from Gastineau\u2019s food trailer or place delivery orders for a later date.<\/p>\n

The executive chef hoped to share his Cajun and Creole creations not only with the region\u2019s Southern transplants but also with those who might be less familiar with the Cajun holy trinity.<\/p>\n

According to Gastineau, when The Lost Cajun\u2019s Glenwood Springs location closed in March 2019, he knew it was time to showcase his own Cajun and Creole dishes for the community.<\/p>\n

While Gastineau certainly incorporates plenty of Gulf seafood into his cuisine, he also utilizes an assortment of local produce.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of this stuff from Montrose and Palisade, I was blown away,\u201d Gastineau said of the region\u2019s fresh produce. \u201cThe potatoes, carrots and people were foraging\u2026 I\u2019d never seen anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether seafood gumbo or shrimp and crawfish \u00e9touff\u00e9e, Gastineau liked to bring people together over food.<\/p>\n

For more information about Gastineau\u2019s, customers can visit roaringcajun.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about community,\u201d Gastineau said. \u201cI want to do the best that I can to intertwine Colorado with the South.\u201d<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Braden Gastineau, owner of The Roaring Cajun stands inside his new mobile food truck that will be selling Cajun dishes such as gumbo, crawfish etouffee, etc. at the Big John’s Ace Hardware store for Fat Tuesday.Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent Chef Braden Gastineau is a true believer in the power of onions, green bell peppers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1318401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-05 15:56:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1318413,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318401\/revisions\/1318413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}