Bringing the timeless
flavors of New Orleans
to your kitchen!
Welcome to E.W.'s Creole Foods
For over 50 years, Chef E.W.'s Creole foods have been celebrated in kitchens and restaurants across New Orleans. Created by founding chef E.W. Nelson, these treasured family recipes comprise a line of gourmet Creole sauces and marinades. Now operating in New England as a family-owned business that spans three generations, E.W.'s Creole Foods bring the distinct flavors of authentic Creole cooking to your kitchen! Want to instantly cook like a New Orleans Creole Chef? Just add E.W.'s Creole sauces to your cooking... and betcha' by golly, you'll love it!
Our Mission
Through the talents of our founding Creole Chef E.W., E.W.'s Creole Foods
creates authentic New Orleans Creole Food Products using the highest quality ingredients
which are all-natural, shelf stable and allow one to cook like a New Orleans Chef without being one.
E.W.'s Creole Sauces take the guesswork and elaborate cooking preparations out of the equation. Just add your favorite E.W.'s Creole Sauce to your meat, poultry or seafood entree, cook or bake... then take all the cooking credit when the rave reviews come in!
At Genell Rose, we strive to educate the public about the unique differences between the Creole and Cajun culture, and to help everyone become connoisseurs of New Orleans' Creole cooking!
Cajun vs. Creole Food
Made With All-Natural Ingredients:
All-Purpose Sauce
Barbeque Sauce
Creole Marinade
Shrimp Sauce
Salad Dressing
For questions about any of the ingredients used in E.W.'s Creole Food products, contact us here:
Award-Winning Products
1st Place Award - Outstanding Barbeque Sauce
E.W.’s BBQ Rib Sauce
Connecticut Speciality Food Association
Product Awards Competition (2007)
2nd Place Award - Outstanding Salsa/Hot Sauce
E.W.’s All-Purpose Sauce
Recipes Created Using E.W.'s Creole Sauces
E.W.'s Creole sauces and marinades add delicious, authentic Creole flavors to any dish! Made using all-natural spices and ingredients, each 1 oz. serving comprises 2-3 tablespoons of vegetables. As a seasoning tool in the kitchen, E.W.'s Creole sauces and marinades add authentic Creole flavors that are both delicious and nutritious. Here are some of favorite recipes collected over the years by E.W. himself, and submitted by chefs and customers from across the nation. Get creative... sample these recipes, experiment with new idea and enjoy the taste of authentic New Orleans Creole cooking in your own kitchen!
EW's Recipes.pdf
As a native of New Orleans, the late Chef E.W. Nelson developed his unique line of Creole recipes during a distinctive career as an award-winning executive chef, baker and gourmet caterer. His famous recipes have been featured in some of the finest hotels in New Orleans, as well as regional celebrations and national magazines that have recognized his distinctive style of Creole cooking.
Since passing away, Chef E.W.'s trademark brand of authentic Creole cooking and recipes live on in the diverse products featured at E.W.’s Creole Foods. Beginning as a family-owned business, Genell Rose, Inc. has grown under the direction of Chef E.W.'s daughter, Dr. Gwen Nelson-Bichard, who operates his legacy as a family-owned business in New England.
In his lifetime, nothing gave Chef E.W. greater joy than sharing his recipes with others, and introducing the world to the wonderful flavors of authentic Creole cuisine. Now available in fine supermarkets and stores across New England, E.W.'s Creole Foods now allow you to bring the taste of New Orleans into your kitchen! As Chef E.W. would often say with a twinkle in his eye...
Archive commercial with Chef E.W. and his grandson, J.C.
This versatile sauce is perfect alone with seafood as a delicious cocktail sauce, or as a flavorful addition to any ground beef recipes such as lasagne, meatloaf and spaghetti with meatballs. It's a mouth-watering substitute for salsa in burritos, tacos, and other Mexican dishes, an excellent topping for any vegetarian recipe or dish.
This award-winning sauce is a flavorful addition to any roast beef, pot roast, or pork dish– and they’re a crowd favorite when used as seasoning on meats such as chicken, hamburgers, ribs and steak.
E.W.’s Creole Marinade Sauce is a delicious marinade for any type of seafood including fish, crabmeat or lobster... whether it’s grilled, baked, barbecued or broiled.
A zesty, flavorful Creole salad dressing... great for salad or veggies, and perfect for a tossed shrimp salad, a Creole-style antipasto salad, pasta, potato or vegetable salad.
E.W.’s Creole Shrimp Sauce is a perfect blend of authentic Creole herbs and
spices that recreate the mouth-watering flavors of French Quarter in New Orleans. Paired with any kind of seafood, or in any style of pasta and seafood dish, E.W.’s Creole Shrimp Sauce is the perfect compliment to your next seafood dish.
Now Featuring
Assorted Cases!
Assorted Case #1: Includes 1-gallon containers each of the All-Purpose (Mild),
All-Purpose (Spicy Hot), BBQ Sauce (Rib) and BBQ Sauce (Wing).
Assorted Case #2: Includes 1-gallon containers each of the All-Purpose (Mild),
All-Purpose (Hot), All-Purpose (Spicy Hot) and BBQ Rib Sauce.
E.W.'s puts the delicious flavors
of New Orleans at your fingertips!
1 - All-Purpose Sauce - Product Sheet.pdf
2 - BBQ Sauce - Product Sheet.pdf
3 - Marinade Sauce - Product Sheet.pdf
4 - Salad Dressing- Product Sheet.pdf
5 - Shrimp Sauce - Product Sheet.pdf
"Sodexo has provided Food Service to the Providence, RI School District for over
15 years. The Creole All-Purpose Sauce was introduced this year and the student response has been very positive. The product is easily incorporated in many of our recipes and eliminates the need for additional seasonings. The product is all natural and easily complies with the Health and Wellness Policy of the School District.
Thank you for letting me share our success." - Mark Jeffrey, District Manager
Sodexo, A World Leader in Food and Facilities Management Services
All-Purpose (Creole) Sauce
POS Flyer - Wrap.pdf
POS Flyer - Spagetti and Meatballs.pdf
POS Flyer - Chili Mac.pdf
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Article - Telegram and Gazette.pdf
"E.W. has a winner here. I’m hard pressed to think of a food that wouldn’t taste better with a little (or a lot) of this sauce spooned onto it."
"A Creole Connection:
Hot Sauces Have A
Special Ingredient...
Family"
Dr. Gwen Nelson-Bichard appears on
"Better Connecticut"
Chef E.W.'s daughter, Dr. Gwen Nelson-Bichard, appears on NBC10 's "Business Talk" in Rhode Island.
E.W.'s Creole Food products are distributed by the Sysco Corporation, and are available through Sysco Boston, LLC and Sysco Connecticut, LLC. The Sysco Supc Numbers
for these products are listed below:
# 8219523 Case - 4/1 Gal GENELLRS SAUCE CREOLE ALL PURP 111262 MILD
# 8219539 Case - 4/1 Gal GENELLRS SAUCE CREOLE ALL PURP 111255 HOT
Existing Sysco customers may place orders here. Becoming a Sysco customer is easy, to learn more visit Sysco online.
For commercial sales inquiries for E.W.'s Creole Foods, please contact us here:
The global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home.
Sysco Boston, LLC
380 South Worchester St.
Norton, MA 02766
Tel: (508) 285-1000
Fax: (508) 285-5067
www.syscobostonllc.com
Sysco Connecticut, LLC
100 Inwood Road
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Tel: (860) 571-5600
Fax: (860) 571-5656
www.syscoct.com
The late Chef E.W. Nelson, Sr., Founder
Gwendolyn R. Nelson-Bichard, CEO & President
Frank Bichard, Executive Chef
Michelle Powell, Marketing Manager
Genell Rose, Inc.
48 Hawkins Road, Putnam, CT 06260
Tel: (860) 963-7926 Fax: (860) 963-7957
Sales/Product Information
Gwen Nelson-Bichard, CEO
Chef Liaison/Product Demos
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