Regina is a Mississippi maven. Born and raised in Natchez, Mississippi, the river runs via her veins. Chef Charboneau has labored as a camp cook dinner within the bush of Alaska, created and owned eating places in San Francisco and written cookbooks. It didn’t matter if Regina was dwelling in Alaska, Paris, or San Francisco as a result of she introduced the South and Southern Cooking along with her.
A key determine within the American meals scene in California that occurred within the 80’s, she opened the eponymous Regina’s on the Regis in 1985. Positioned within the coronary heart of the San Francisco’s theater district, Regina’s was a favourite late night time spot for theatergoers in addition to administrators, musicians, and actors. In 1995, Regina created Biscuits & Blues nightclub in San Francisco. Regina returned to her native Natchez in 2001 and in the present day hosts cooking courses at her cooking college downtown.
The late Julia Reed wrote about Regina “The primary time I met Regina Charboneau, she was making her butter biscuits for our dinner. I’ve returned many instances for infusions of what these of us fortunate sufficient to be in Regina’s orbit all discuss with as “Biscuit Love”- which can be a metaphor for her nice firm, innate graciousness and bottomless generosity. I’d fortunately observe Regina up and down the Mississippi for an prolonged dose of her hospitality and her creative and all the time excellent cooking”.
