From Baton Rouge Business Report: Top Chef

“Only three years out of culinary school, Cody Carroll might well be the hottest young chef in Louisiana,” Rod Dreher writes in the latest cover story for Baton Rouge Business Report. Just 29 years old, Carroll has made his first restaurant, Hot Tails, a rustic Cajun café in New Roads, a smashing success, drawing diners from all over the Baton Rouge area, lured by word-of-mouth raves over Carroll’s highly spiced, richly flavored cooking. Up next, Carroll is looking to open a major restaurant here. Read the full story.