Growing up on his family’s farm in Batchelor, Louisiana, Chef Cody Carroll got a taste for the Cajun life early. Hunting, fishing, and helping out with farm work, Cody developed a love of cooking that he practices daily at Hot Tails in New Roads, Louisiana, and will build upon at a new restaurant he plans to open in New Orleans’s Central Business District this fall.
After graduating from the Louisiana Culinary Institute, Cody, along with his wife Samantha and classmate Owen Hohl, opened Hot Tails and started building a cult following. Folks line up for “hardcore South Louisiana Cuisine,” like their boiled crawfish, char-grilled oysters, and po-boys.
“Our food is full of flavor, but it’s not just spicy,” Cody says. “We build layers and layers of flavor until we have…
