"Gumbo" Louisiana Creole food in Springfield, MA; Chef Wayne's Big Mamou, Boston Footage 3.1

Gumbo of the Day
Need to pass by Springfield last night, yelp up the town and Big Mamou came up #1. It's also right next to the bus terminal so I had to check it out.

It's as good as the review, there is a bit of a wait, but it's well worth the time. The food is very tasty, and it was made very tender. The seafood was fresh and made just right. Waitress was great, fast and polite even though the restaurant was very busy. Overall it's a great experience. If you ever visit Springfield, you can't miss the Big Mamou!

http://sushibostonnyc.blogspot.com/
http://sushibostonnyc.yelp.com
http://www.tripadvisor.com/members-reviews/JeanLucP655
http://www.yelp.com/biz/big-mamou-springfield

Resturant Website
http://www.chefwaynes-bigmamou.com/index.html

Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism - Greater Springfield
http://www.massvacation.com/rtc/springfield.php

Tourist Information in Springfield, Massachusetts
http://www.newenglandtravelplanner.com/go/ma/springfield/info.html

City of Springfield, MA Official web site: Home
http://www3.springfield-ma.gov/cos/

Louisiana Creole cuisine is a style of cooking originating in Louisiana which blends French,[1] Spanish,[1] Portuguese, Italian, Native American,[1] and African influences,[1] as well as general Southern cuisine. It is similar to Cajun cuisine in ingredients (such as the holy trinity), but the important distinction is that Cajun cuisine arose from the more rustic, provincial French cooking adapted by the Acadians to Louisiana ingredients, whereas the cooking of the Louisiana Creoles tended more toward classical European styles adapted to local foodstuffs. Broadly speaking, the French influence in Cajun cuisine is descended from various French Provincial cuisines of the peasantry, while Creole cuisine evolved in the homes of well-to-do aristocrats, or those who imitated their lifestyle. Although the Creole cuisine is closely identified with New Orleans culture today, much of it evolved in the country plantation estates so beloved of the pre-Civil War Creoles.[2] (Despite its aristocratic French roots, Creole cuisine does not include Garde Manger or other extremely lavish styles of the Classical Paris cuisine.)

Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.[9] Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River. As of the 2010 Census, the city's population was 153,060.[7] Metropolitan Springfield -- one of two metropolitan areas in Massachusetts (the other being Greater Boston) -- has an estimated population of 698,903, as of 2009.[8]

The first Springfield in the New World, it is the largest city in Western New England, and the urban, economic, and cultural capital of Massachusetts' Connecticut River Valley, (colloquially known as the Pioneer Valley). It is the third-largest city in Massachusetts and fourth-largest in New England (Boston, Worcester, and Providence are larger). Springfield has several nicknames -- The City of Firsts, because of its many innovations (see below for a partial list); The City of Homes, due to its Victorian residential architecture; and Hoop City, because basketball, one of the worlds most popular sports,[10] was invented in Springfield.

Hartford, the State of Connecticut's capital city, lies only 23.9 miles (38.5 km) south of Springfield, on the western bank of the Connecticut River. Springfield residents use Bradley International Airport (owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation).[11] Also known as the Hartford-Springfield airport,[12][13][14] it lies equidistant between them. The Hartford-Springfield region is known as the Knowledge Corridor because it hosts over 160,000 university students and over 32 universities and liberal arts colleges -- the second-highest concentration of higher-learning institutions in the United States.[15] The City of Springfield itself is home to Springfield College; Western New England University; American International College; the University of Massachusetts Amherst's School of Urban Design; and Springfield Technical Community College, among other higher educational institutions

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