Your thoughts on that win?

I mean, Eric, it was dominating.

It's what I expected.

You know, I'm not really sure what Texas A&M is, but I know this.

LSU's defense is unbelievably dominating right now.

But my biggest, biggest concern is injuries.

They played extremely well against Texas A&M, but it's about what I expected, especially after what happened last year.

And he has been when he's had an opportunity to play.

Things that,

you know, would obviously turn against them in the past because they're the Raiders.

You know, everything's going right.

They're getting a lot of breaks.

And, I mean, it's the Saints' first home game.

It's going to be jam-packed.

The crowd's going to be in it.

Spears

Give me your thoughts on that as well.

Well, when I've seen videos of other plays just like it that were called a fumble, and I just think it's a stupid rule.

The ball went backwards.

It was a lateral.

Even if it wasn't a fumble, it's a lateral.

That's a live ball.

I don't understand.

Your

at Old New Orleans Cookery.

Bobby E. Bear's Cajun Cannon Restaurant, voted the number one restaurant in memory by TripAdvisor.

A place where you can enjoy a great meal with family or hanging out with friends watching the games.

A mouth-watering menu that has something for everyone.

Amazing cocktails and an incredible beer selection.

TVs everywhere.

You'll never miss a play.

Katie's opens seven days a week in the heart of Mid-City at 3701 Oliver.

Tell the folks about it.

Yeah, man, I'm getting some sponsors.

It's pretty cool.

People are calling me and like, hey, you want to be in a new spot? I'm like, sure.

So, yeah, John and I will be talking about all the local sports and some national stuff if it pops up and stuff.

He and I are very opinionated individuals, and I like to be opinionated about things.

In the world of sports, you can be opinionated, and you can laugh it off.

never

football.

And that is part of it.

To allow a player that's already gone and signed a contract with an NFL team to come back is somehow just not right.

And I know they've changed the rules about allowing professional athletes to compete in the Olympics.

And they've done a lot of things.

But we need to keep college sports somewhat controlled.

And this, to me, is a step in gaining some control.

yeah, I agree.

Any word on what's going to happen over the weekend for folks that are planning the weekend out to grab a bite to eat?

I mean, I know I'm going to have self-shelled crabs and short rib, and we're going to do some stuff with steaks.

I don't know what fish I'm going to have yet, but I'll have a bunch of fresh fish.

I'm trying to get flounder pockets.

which have been really hard to find recently.

Usually in the summer flounder are hard to find.

Why is that? Because it's hot.

Immediately, you're getting thrust into, again, Clemson week one.

Who do you think is the greatest wide receiver in Saints history?

You gotta take the ones with Drew Brees don't count because Drew Brees made those receivers what they are.

So take the Drew Brees era out of it and I think You know, maybe West Chandler.

for sure.

Because, you know, the whole – Carter came.

I'm not putting it on Kiffin.

That was Carter's fault.

I didn't like the way he handled that at all.

And...

It just is what it is.

And then at the deli, you know, I never go on Facebook and land.

I rarely go on social media.

Never, ever.

Never.

Anything but positivity.

never

That was fun.

I mean, we had 160 people.

We filled out the whole building.

Yes.

And I, I can't begin to tell you how much work that was.

And this is a mini version of that.

Um, but we're only doing 30 people.

I'm going to tell you, I'm going to miss him at Tulane.

He's a really nice

guy.

And he knows Tulane.

So I think they're going to be fine.

I think they're going to do really well.

You know, they've got great coaching staff.

Excited about it.

And especially now that LSU has the war chest of money that they can pretty much compete with most schools in the SEC.

media

or the national food network or the national food people always notice us.

Locals, not so much, but the national ones definitely do.

But we've got, you know, Jeff's French toast on the brunch menu.

You can either get the French toast or you can get the French toast Monte Cristo.

He's also doing a French toast with a bourbon blueberry sauce and bacon.

We're doing eggs with Katie Anna again because that was a big hit.

Your thoughts?

Their

personal goals, their personal goals and thinking about the people in the cities they represent or the projects they represent.

And the next thing, you know, something needs to happen with New Orleans East.

You know, I really, I believe that had Drew Brees' group gotten that deal with Six Flags and the whole thing, that would have been up and moving forward.

And instead, politics got involved and somebody else got it.

And you just knew.

You just knew that that was never going to happen because it was a money grab.

But this

So, again, it's not just a situation where you're saying, okay, we're getting the accolades, but also it's expanding your brand nationwide as well with foodies out there who will be at Katie's trying that brunch at that Crawfish Beignet simply because they saw it on Food Network.

And they will.

And it's incredible that, like, Dinah's Drive-Ins and Dives – tell you, and he's been to Katie's twice.

They've done three shows, but he's been there twice.

They tell you that we will triple your business overnight.

And we had just reopened when they came the first time, and they literally tripled our business overnight.

But, you know, they were telling me that, you know, TV is down.

And I'll

Makes them feel m- so much at home at, at Katie's, at Francesca by Katie's.

Well, you know, Eric, my mom taught me at an early age, you know, to love people.

And, and, you know, she was, she loved people.

And I have noticed through my years how amazing it is that people can't do that.

They struggle with it.

Like, like that's why you don't see chefs when you go to restaurants because, you know, the great chefs are kind of, their personalities are really, really introvert.

And they, they're like scientists in a kitchen, and, and they love to deal with food.

GoFundMe, I wanted to make sure we had time for that.

Scotty, what we got going this weekend at Katie's?

Oh, we got an appetizer, salmon cakes with a corn relish.

Butter beans with fried catfish.

And cornbread stuffed chicken with mac and cheese and a veggie.

Short rib bourguignon over broccoli cheddar rice.

Stuffed flounder with a little veggie and seafood cream.

And we're going to do a pecan crusted redfish with With orange, meniere, butter, and dirty rice.

Okay? If you haven't had a burger from Katie's before, oh.

... and Francesca by Katie's.

Well, we've, uh, we've got great specials this week in at Katie's.

Crispy fried oi- oysters with a lemon caper aioli.

We're doing a pressed Italian sub.

We're doing beef stew, stuffed shells.

Uh, we'll, we'll be running filets all weekend.

Filet, our, our choice Angus filet that you can get for $39 that you already discussed earlier.

Mm-hmm