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Noelle Necaise, kitchen manager.
story by
Cherie Ward
photos by
Katherine Sowers
Tucked behind the open-air walls of The Blind Tiger (TBT) beach restaurants are some of the best chill spots on the Gulf Coast complete with fresh coastal fare and tropical-vibe cocktails. But
that’s not all.
Behind every TBT chalkboard menu are dedicated teams of servers, hosts, kitchen hands, and more, all with coast-wide smiles and offering temptations like smoked tuna dip, grilled oysters, and fried Mississippi catfish. And some of those crew members, like kitchen lead Maurice Jackson, have been with Restaurateur Chef Thomas Genin since the mothership TBT opened in Bay St. Louis more than 10
years ago.
“I’m one of the lucky ones who was
in the kitchen with Thomas, cooking, learning,” Jackson said. “He would come in, throw a recipe down, and tell us we're making this today. Sometimes it was typed up. Sometimes it was written on a napkin, but it was always great. To this day, my favorite dish is the Cantina Shrimp Tacos. Thomas came in one morning and said we're
Josh Johnson, line cook.
