BUDA — When Jeff Parks prepared to open a restaurant, he didn’t plan for the world to shut down the same day. Despite this, years later, he’s celebrating the five-year anniversary of Mudbugs - A Cajun Joint.
Parks’ first memory of cooking was at the young age of five when he prepared ham and beans, with cornbread, cast iron scallop potatoes and collard greens with his mother.
“My mom was a great cook and I just was always in the kitchen when she was cooking and she just started showing me how,” recalled Parks. “I’ve [also] always loved Cajun food. In my opinion, Cajun food is the best expression of food; it’s Southern American meets French. A lot of people have the misconception that Cajun is spicy and, I mean, some of it can be, but it’s just flavorful.”
