So I'm back home in BR for the Christmas holidays waiting for everybody to get off work so me and the bridequeen go to Mandina's. Awesome schtuff. :thumb: So I'm reading this "504" glossy mag for BR folk (not bad for free BR publications) and I stumble across a picture of a guy that has a pasta shop in BR. I see dude's picture and I told my wife "Hey, I know that guy, Frank Fresina. He was in my class at good ol' Redemptorist! I gotta go see him" Started driving west on I-10 towards my brother's, and I call him on the phone. Sure, he and his family love Frank's pastas and sauces. I ask him if it was still open, and he said, "Naw, it's 6, and I think they close at 5". The hell with it, I say and I get off I-10 and go to Fresina's on Drusilla @ Jefferson. As I pull up in the parking lot, who is walking out but Frank himself, working late. I probably haven't seen him in 30 years, but he still looks the same as he did at RHS. Sure he remembered me, and we spent a time introducing wives and doing a some reminiscing. He was and still is a really good guy, the same dude that he was in high school. Sorry for the long story, but I know that most of the BR folks already know about Fresina's, and they make EXCELLENT hand-made fresh products. Now all of us out-of-towners can order from his website: http://www.fresinas.com Try it. You'll like it. :thumb: PS Tell Frank his classmate big Jim from Cali sent ya.
I'm glad to see he's still in business! They have excellent sauces and it's so nice to have fresh pasta that doesnt come in a pre-packed container. I was often helped by an older lady- dont know her name, but she was always so helpful. :thumb:
That's Frank's mom - she actually has a lasagna recipe in Chef John Folse's book "The Encyclopedia of Cajun and Creole Cuisine", a great book that I gladly accepted as a Christmas present from a favorite aunt in '05. If you can get a recipe in a John Folse recipe book, you gotta be a pretty damn good cook. :thumb:
