Pair from B.R. to be featured on Food Network Canada

LSU fraternity brothers Michael Bouchert and Kelly Ponder some 10 years ago went on a wild vacation to Jamaica. Hungover one afternoon and feeling pretty rough, they noticed a man on a dirt road with a 55-gallon barrel, grilling fish over pimento wood. To them it was the best-tasting fish these Catholic High graduates ever had—and it led to a business plan they unveiled this week in New Orleans. The Rum House, Magazine Street’s newest neighbor, just a block down from The Bulldog, open its doors—with the help of restaurant consultant and renowned Chef David Adjey (pictured in the middle of Kelly and Michael). The first-time restaurant owners will be featured on an episode of Adjey’s boot camp TV show on Food Network Canada. Read the full story here.—Rebecca Breeden