Possible Clues:

• Disheartened cake lover not very happy about WI cooking
• Cuisine similar to Cajun
• 'Emeril's ___ Christmas' (1997 cookbook)
• Aerials (E, not S)
• Civil engineer embraces fantastic role in Caribbean restaurant
• Cuisine that uses lots of peppers
• Cajun cooking style
• Louisiana dialect
• Like some spicy cuisine
• Not on, Corleone's appalling language