How Restaurant Food and Products Took Over Grocery Store Shelves | Eater
"Galvanizing national attention in 1979 for its bold Creole and Cajun flavors, the restaurant’s chef popularized bringing restaurant taste home by handing diners foil-wrapped packets of his seasoning; that demand led him to found a separate company, Magic Seasoning Blends, in 1983, making him an early pioneer of chef-made pantry products sold directly to consumers." - Naomi Tomky
