Louisiana Eats

Hosted ByPoppy Tooker

On Louisiana Eats! NOLA food icon Poppy Tooker takes us into Louisiana's wide open fields, deep waters, bustling markets, and busy kitchens. Poppy's people are carrying on the traditions of Louisiana's wholly local but universally celebrated food, from farm to table, and sometimes barroom! Poppy roams the State to find the folks whose inspiration and innovation are taking the abundant wealth of Louisiana's food culture into the future. Let's eat!

Quick Bites: Alfred Singleton, Singular Chef – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

Caf Sbisa Executive Chef and Co Owner, Alfred Singleton has always had a passion for food and entrepreneurship. Born and raised in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Alfred spent nights and weekends at his family s popular sandwich shop, peeling shrimp and paying attention to the details of running a business. His career took a trajectory when he took a job as a dishwasher at Bacco. From there, he worked his way up the ranks at some of the Crescent City s best restaurants before reviving the historic French Quarter restaurant Caf Sbisa with his partner Craig Napoli in October 2017. In this episode of Quick Bites, Alfred joins Poppy in the Louisiana Eats studio to talk about his remarkable career his mentors, his management style, and how his faith and family propel him forward.