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‘225’: Top chefs at LCI talk Southern staples

Everyone’s a critic when it comes to classic Louisiana dishes. In the latest 225—all about rivalries—we asked Louisiana Culinary Institute chef/instructor Colt Patin and director/chef David Tiner to pick their favorite Southern dishes. The cuisine battles range from seafood gumbo versus chicken and sausage gumbo to pecan pie versus pralines. Even our readers got in on the action, voting on their favorite Southern classics.
Find out which dishes came out on top.