Chez Marcelle Restaurant & French Literature (1983)
En Français
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: French
Place Covered: Broussard, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1983-05-08
Duration: 00:27:22
Subjects: French language | Food | RESTAURANTS | Cooking, Cajun | Cooking, Creole -- Louisiana style | Literature
Contributors:
- Fontenot, James Host
- Bienvenu, Marcelle Interviewee
- Bechet, Rose Aimee Billeaud Interviewee
- Gonsoulin, Joseph Speaker
- Richard, Bryan Speaker
- Allain, Mathe Guest
- Doucet, Carol Guest
Description
This episode of the series “En Francais” from May 8, 1983, features a visit to Chez Marcelle in Broussard, Louisiana, the former site of Billeaud Plantation. It includes: an interview with Marcelle Bienvenu, the owner of the restaurant; an interview with Rose Aimee Billeaud Bechet, a former resident of the plantation; and Chef Joseph Gonsoulin and Sous Chef Bryan Richard demonstrating how to make a few of the restaurant’s specialties. James Fontenot then interviews Mathe Allain and Carol Doucet. They discuss the French literature created in Louisiana. This episode was preserved through a 2018 CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant.