Du Jour: Blaze Ragusa

The walk-up burger stand holds a certain mystique for Mid-City mechanic Blaze Ragusa. “My family used to stop at one on Airline Highway near Prairieville. There was something about it,” he recalls. “They served the best darn burgers.”  So five months ago, when a take-away stand near Ragusa’s Automotive became available, Ragusa jumped. Brothers Barbecue headed for Addis, so Ragusa installed a new grill and began serving old-fashioned burgers, dogs, chips and cold drinks. “It’s been a lot of fun so far. The neighborhood is digging it,” says Ragusa, who opened his Government Street auto shop 18 years ago. “The more we do, the better we get at it.” To read more about Blaze and his burgers, click here.To read previous Du Jour features on local chefs and other culinary experts, click here.