What is Voodoo Chicken?
Voodoo Chicken transports you to New Orleans, the home of great food and good times. Through rigorous research, testing, trials and hard work we have developed a tasty menu that aims to satisfy your taste buds but also speaks to your heart.
Before we tell you about our food, it’s probably worth setting the scene so you know where Voodoo Chicken came from.
Founder Rory Bate Williams has worked his way through the food industry, but it was at a stop gap in his career that he took a job that would transform his thoughts about food: working on a street food stall. It was love at first bite! It wasn’t just the food he was serving that got him excited, it was the excitement of meeting people, serving them, and giving hospitality. He recognised that good food was a way of bringing people together face-to-face.
Before long Rory was thinking how he could open a stall serving his own type of fresh food and hospitality. While working at food stall serving New Orleans style Po-Boy sandwiches he combined the end of day leftovers of Cajun blackened chicken with off-menu Louisiana hot sauce and Voodoo Chicken was born. He quit his job and set about creating his own unique brand of New Orleans inspired food - making all the sauces and seasoning from scratch using fresh ingredients, a process he still adheres to today.
Fast forward to two years later and Rory has moved Voodoo Chicken to Lower Marsh Market in London where it’s been ever since, serving and becoming a part of the local community. Long lines have become a familiar site as fresh products - the single most important factor in good eating - don’t lend themselves to immediate service, but you’ll rarely come across someone who’s not happy to be there.
During holidays Rory ventures to New Orleans, where his chicken and hot sauce tour never ends. He’s dug into the scene there, always learning about the culture, the people, and the food. Visiting famous haunts such as K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen, Coop’s Palace and Mulate’s to learn from, and enjoy, the best in the game. No matter what people are eating in New Orleans they always seem to be enjoying themselves, even if they are feeling the heat!
The culture of celebration and hospitality has spoken to Rory deeply and he’s full of admiration for the spirit of New Orleanians and their city. We want people in the UK to experience even a part of this and we’re truly proud of what we’ve brought back. Despite the worldwide tragedy of COVID-19, which has hit New Orleans especially hard, we are already on track to getting back on the streets and serving our loyal customers once again.
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