The Kaldi's Series

New Orleans, told in flavor and fire.

Culinary fiction from author Lejohn Richburg III — following Baron Vieux, a sous chef with a Victorian-noir soul, and Olivia, the voice that opens every door in the French Quarter.


Bayouboujee. The Scarlet Elixir. A city that never lets you go.

Baron Vieux built a restaurant out of a shipping container and a stubborn refusal to rent what he could own. Olivia Marigny sang her way into his life the same way she sings into every room — without trying, and without apology.

What started as one book has become a series: the story of how Bayouboujee was built, the story of who Baron was before it, and the story that's still being written.

"Whatever I build, I'm going to own. You can't double the rent on something you own."

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Baron Vieux

The Series So Far

Culinary Crescendo: A Symphony of Love in the Big Easy — book cover
Published

A Symphony of Love in the Big Easy

Baron and Olivia build Bayouboujee from nothing — and nearly lose it to everything. Book One of the Kaldi's Series.

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Culinary Crescendo: The Scarlet Foundation — book cover
Coming Soon

The Scarlet Foundation

Before Bayouboujee, before Olivia — there was a kid behind a coffee counter on Decatur Street learning what precision costs. The origin story.

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