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Jean-Paul Bourgeois
Born and raised in southern Louisiana, Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois spent his childhood surrounded by family, friends, and great southern cooking. His mission is focused on honoring and celebrating humble beginning experiences with others.
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Routeed Ducks
Routeed ducks is a name of a recipe that is hyper-local to the south Lafourche parish in southeastern Louisiana. I grew up 45 minutes north, and I never knew this recipe to be called by this name.
The common vernacular in south Louisiana considers this recipe to be a “rice and gravy” recipe. The...
Jean-Paul Bourgeois
Nov 9, 2022
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MeatEater S11 E03 Nov 9, 2022
Louisiana Ducks
Steve and Jean-Paul Bourgeois visit Ronnie Collins in Louisiana for some backwater duck hunting.
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Steven Rinella
Nov 9, 2022
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Duck Camp Dinners S02 E08 Sep 30, 2022
Heritage is a Hand Me Down
The Duck Camp Dinners crew is back in the bayous as Jean-Paul wraps up his last hunt of the season before the birth of his son. Jean-Paul shares a duck recipe handed down by his father, the crew forages for wild mushrooms, gets into swarms of blue wing teal, and closes out the season in celebration
Jean-Paul Bourgeois
Sep 30, 2022
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Duck Camp Dinners S02 E07 Sep 23, 2022
Royal Jug and Gun Club
Jean-Paul breaks off from the crew to hunt a grit pile with a father-son duo, and sees first hand the effort that goes into feeding an entire camp. The crew takes an airboat tour to discover what efforts the state is making to preserve our coast for future generations of hunters and wildlife.
Jean-Paul Bourgeois
Sep 23, 2022
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