Many times, my husband has asked, “Where is the real food?” (Also known as snacks!) The other day I was using up excess end-of-the-season garden goodies to make gumbo and out came the file powder.

But to make proper filé gumbo, you must include at least two things: okra and filé powder, or ground dried sassafras leaves. The former is widely available and uncontroversial; the latter ...

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(Also known as snacks!) The other day I was using up excess end-of-the-season garden goodies to make gumbo and out came the file powder. This thickening agent comes to us via the American ...

Filé Gumbo Bar is way more than just gumbo. They've got red beans and rice and some amazing seasonal specials.

NEW YORK CITY -- One restaurant in Tribeca specializes in a very specific gumbo recipe ... finish it with our namesake ingredient the filet powder and we just put that right in at the end ...