After closing bakery, chef shares her ‘Experience’ through cooking classes
Chef Ranequa Bean (left) shows the color of a correct roux during her cajun cooking class on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
On a recent Thursday night, a group of approximately 30 people gathered on the patio at 325 Wagner St. in Downtown Memphis.
Friends, couples and singles sat around tables adorned with black cloth, tall candles and gold chargers, chatting, exchanging Instagram handles and enjoying the fruits of their labor after a three-hour gumbo class with Chef Ranequa Bean.
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Erica Horton
Erica Horton is a freelance writer in the Greater Memphis Area whose work has been published in various newspapers and online publications since high school. She earned her bachelor’s in Journalism and master’s in English at the University of Memphis. When she’s not reading, traveling or eating, she enjoys writing about reading, traveling and eating.
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