Two American friends have opened an authentic New Orleans kitchen in Liverpool city centre, after falling in love with the city. Reggie Pulliam and Adam Williams are bringing a taste of the Deep South to Liverpool with SuSu’s New Orleans Kitchen, based at Molly Malone’s on Victoria Street.
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SuSu’s New Orleans Kitchen has opened on Monday 9th June and offers Scousers some truly unique and flavoursome Deep South dishes — some of which will be a first in Liverpool. At SuSu’s, you can expect mouthwatering delights such as Shrimp Bread, Gumbo, Jambalaya, PoBoys, Baked Oysters and more. The pair have been treating locals to samples prior to opening and the feedback has been unreal!
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So, why have two Americans left the Deep South to open a food venture in Liverpool? The story starts when Reggie became a big Everton fan due to American players such as Joe-Max Moore, Tim Howard and Landon Donovan playing for the club. As CEO of an insurance firm, he’d visit London and every time he was there he’d fly up to Goodison to watch a match.
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As many people do, Reggie soon fell in love with the city and its charm so when he sold the insurance firm, he and his wife Cassie would visit frequently — staying at The Titanic Hotel and going to Everton matches. What followed was a strange sequence of co-incidences that made the move to Liverpool something they just had to do.
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Reggie explained: “I’ve been crazy about Everton ever since Joe-Max Moore played for them back in the 90s. I attended his football camp in my native Alabama from that point on I was hooked. When I sold the insurance company, my wife and I would visit Liverpool regularly to go to the matches and then lots of things started happening that made us absolutely fall in love with the city and decide to open SuSu’s.”
He continued: “Firstly, Davey the concierge at The Titanic arranged for us to meet all the Everton players. Then an official Everton photographer snapped a photo of me that went viral. We had discussed the idea of opening a restaurant here and shortly after that met a couple who said they could help us and also a bartender who knew everything about Deep South cuisine. When my wife met a taxi driver from Liverpool in Florida, the universe had told us enough.”
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Reggie named the concept after his mother and brought his good friend Adam Williams on board who has extensive hospitality experience. He, in turn, fell in love with Liverpool. Adam, however, has decided to become a Liverpool fan ‘just to p*ss Reggie off’. Much like the way Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have done huge things at Wrexham FC, Reggie and Adam are aiming to make waves in Liverpool’s culinary scene.
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Adam explained: “At first I thought Reggie and Cassie were crazy wanting to open a New Orleans kitchen in Liverpool, but after visiting the city a few times I totally understood why they fell in love with the place. Scousers are amazing and people are so friendly here. Prior to opening we’ve been giving locals free samples of our dishes and the feedback has been amazing so we’re really excited to be open!”
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Adam continued: “We have big plans for SuSu’s New Orleans Kitchen but it’s not just about bringing incredible, unique dishes to Liverpool. We’re using local suppliers for our ingredients and we’re also a Living Wage restaurant so we’ll be offering our team a profit share scheme — I believe we may be the first hospitality business in Liverpool to do this. We’re all about ethics and supporting the local people and economy.”
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SuSu’s New Orleans Kitchen has opened at Molly Malone’s on Victoria Street in Liverpool from Monday 9th June and will be open 7 days a week for dine in or takeaway orders. The new kitchen will serve unique Deep South dishes such as Shrimp Bread, Gumbo, Jambalaya, PoBoys and Baked Oysters — some of which will be firsts in the city.
SuSu’s New Orleans Kitchen / Molly Malone’s, 25-27 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L2 6QE / 07538914256
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