The George Rodrigue Foundation’s Aioli Dinner Supper Club at the Cabildo was more than a meal — it was a feast for the senses, a step back in time and a tribute to art, history and community.
The event was one in a long series of “multi-course culinary experiences” that pop up around the state to pay tribute to Rodrigue’s 1971 landscape painting titled “The Aioli Dinner.”
The painting was Rodrigue’s first to feature people — specifically, members of the Creole Gourmet Societies. In their heyday between 1890 and 1920, the men gathered for elaborate six-hour meals at homes in and around New Iberia, Rodrigue’s hometown.
On a personal level, I have a soft spot for Rodrigue…