birth_place awards birth_date article_title name style
st. james parish , louisiana 1987 , louisiana restaurant association , `` louisiana restaurateur of the year '' july 1946 john folse
 john david folse new orleans , louisiana , cajun and creole
john folse

john folse -lrb- born july 1946 , st. james parish , louisiana , on the german coast of the mississippi river -rrb- is a louisiana chef and restaurant owner , and a leading authority on cajun and creole cuisine and culture .
his philosophy of life is summed up in the quote , `` risk is the tariff paid to leave the shores of predictable misery .
the best fruit is not on the trunk of a tree ; it 's on the limb . ''
