Cabbage Patch Mardis Gras

 Kids at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House look on as Roux restaurant owner Dustin Staggers preps ingredients for a red beans and rice dish that he will be demonstration how to cook. February 5, 2015. (Matt Herp/Special to the C-J)

Roux restaurant owner Dustin Staggers takes a selfie before teaching kids at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House how to prepare a red beans and rice dish. February 5, 2015. (Matt Herp/Special to the C-J)

 Talia Warner washes her hands before watching Roux restaurant owner Dustin Staggers demonstrate how to cook red beans and rice at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House. February 5, 2015.(Matt Herp/Special to the C-J)

 Cabbage Patch Settlement House Youth and Recreational Development Specialist Candice Carr asks kids questions of creole food while Roux restaurant owner Dustin Staggers demonstrates how to cook red beans and rice. February 5, 2015.(Matt Herp/Special to the C-J)

Artillious Worral pours ingredients into a red beans and rice dish during a cooking demonstration by Roux restaurant owner Dustin Staggers at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House. February 5, 2015. (Matt Herp/Special to the C-J)

 London Forcron pours ingredients into a red beans and rice dish during a cooking demonstration by Roux restaurant owner Dustin Staggers at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House. February 5, 2015.(Matt Herp/Special to the C-J)

From left, Godgift Livingstone, Artillious Worral, and Tyree Williams dig into a fresh plate of red beans and rice prepared by Roux restaurant owner Dustin Staggers during a cooking demonstration at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House. February 5, 2015. (Matt Herp/Special to the C-J)

Anthony Jones begs for a glass of water after eating a batch of  Roux restaurant owner Dustin Staggers' red beans and rice cooking  during a Mardis Gras cooking demonstration at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House. February 5, 2015. 
(Matt Herp/Special to the C-J)