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Superior Seafood’s Oysters Bienville Recipe

A beloved New Orleans classic

Named for Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, also known as Sieur de Bienville, who founded New Orleans in 1718, Oysters Bienville was created by and became popular under Arnaud Cazenave, the founder of Arnaud’s restaurant, in the 1920’s. Cazenave’s creation was a competitive response to the overwhelming attention Oysters Rockefeller was attracting at nearby Antoine’s […]

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