Family recipes and comfort flavors at Esther’s Cajun and Soul Food

If you follow the smell of oxtails, fried fish, and cooked greens, you’ll find Esther’s Cajun and Soul Food in Independence Heights. The same neighborhood where the owner, Esther Lewis, was born and raised.

“Food is our nutrient. We need food to keep us healthy and strong. So, I love food. I love feeding people,” Esther said.

That nurturing spirit led Esther to open her restaurant in 2008. Before that, the single mother of six worked three jobs…

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