Dining

Item Description

$25 Gift Certificate

Cafe Rue Orleans offers a relaxed, casual atmosphere for family dining with a New Orleans flair. The owners are committed to using authentic New Orleans products combined with the chef’s personal recipes and locally sourced ingredients:

Fresh Louisiana Gulf Shrimp, Crawfish, and Oysters
Bread from Gambino’s
Boscoli Olive Salad
Louisiana Hot Sauce
Fresh Andouille from South Louisiana
Fresh and Local sides made daily

You can’t get more authentic, than New Orleans family heritage and a culinary family background.

Culinary Artistry Runs in the Family
Chef and co-owner, Maudie Schmitt, has an extensive restaurant heritage. Grandparents on both sides of her family were restaurant and bar owners in the greater New Orleans area. Her mother was born on Tchoupitoulas Street in an apartment above the family restaurant in what has been declared by the historic committee as the oldest townhouse in New Orleans. A mirrored window pane from that building hangs in Cafe Rue Orleans and serves as a reminder of Maudie’s restaurant ancestry.

Maudie learned to cook from the many great chef’s in her own lively family. She was always encouraged to be creative in the kitchen and has become a true culinary artist. Some of her favorite memories were made around the family kitchen table, laughing, talking and sharing recipes. Serving good food to people is Maudie’s way of bringing her family history to your table.

Born and raised in New Orleans, Maudie graduated from a local Catholic high school. She attended Henderson State College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and returned to New Orleans to begin her teaching career. After a few years, she relocated to Lafayette, Louisiana, where she taught special education for 25 years.

Maudie’s partner, co-owner, Carla Williams, also has restaurant family history. Born and raised in Camden, Arkansas, Carla grew up with a similar background. Carla’s grandfather owned a local take out diner. She spent much of her childhood and young adulthood helping out.

But as fate would have it, cooking did not develop into an art form for Carla as it had for Maudie. Carla had much more interest in how the business ran. Carla completed a Masters Degree in Social Work and worked for many years in the mental health profession, but always wanted to own her own business.

Hotel restaurant circa 1960
Maudie never stopped cooking! She and Carla never stopped dreaming. Maudie catered special events throughout her teaching career. They both finally decided to retire from one career to start another and open a restaurant. They always loved Arkansas and chose to move to Fayetteville for an adventure. And what an adventure it has been!

Item Special Note

This is a fundraiser for the Fayetteville Arkansas Lions Foundation. All bids to the Auction on the Air will end Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 4:00. Items can be picked up Sunday, December 8th at 61 E Sunbridge, Ste. 1, Fayetteville, AR 1:00 - 3:00pm. If you need to have your item shipped we will ship via USPS flat rate and adjust the bill accordingly. Some items cannot be shipped due to their size or fragile nature.