Community Corner
Bites Nearby: Cooking With Jazz
Local restaurant serving up Creole cuisine with a flare of culture and spice.
Summer's out but the saints are always marching in at Cooking with Jazz.
The Creole cuisine swings off the plate to the fork, with classics dishes like Chicken & Andouille Gumbo, Chicken Etouffe (chicken smothered in a rich brown roux) and Blackened Fish that's always market fresh.
For the more advanced creolers, the menu at Cooking with Jazz also offers some rare finds this far from the Mississippi, with creative confections like Stuffed Coho Salmon (farm-fresh fish filled with caramelized veggie seafood dressing) and Seafood Big Mamou (chunks of seafood in a spicy sweet red sauce, tossed over fusilli).
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The best menu option at this place is definitely the Chicken Tchopitoulas Street, which is half a boneless chicken roulade, baked and served on top of mushrooms, Tasso ham and potato, finished With Béarnaise sauce.
Also, don't forget about the rolls, arguably the best in New York City.
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And with live music Wednesdays and Thursdays, Cooking with Jazz just may be the best night out in Queens.
Check them out online at www.cookingwithjazz.com or call 718 380-0896 to make a reservation today.
Cooking with Jazz is located at 179-22 Union Turnpike, and seats guests Wednesday to Sunday starting at 5 p.m.