Cafe Rue Orleans brings Cajun cuisine to Northwest Arkansas

By Randy Wilburn

Published January 9, 2024 at 2:13 PM CST

I Am Northwest Arkansas returns to Ozarks at Large for 2024. In this week’s excerpt, host Randy Wilburn talks with Maudie Schmidt, the culinary force behind Cafe Rue Orleans in Fayetteville, about her journey from Louisiana to Arkansas and why she loves New Orleans dishes.

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