On this week s show, we speak with some powerful and influential women in the food industry who are getting the job done. We begin with local treasure JoAnn Clevenger, restaurateur behind the Upperline. While she is most famous for her Uptown restaurant, JoAnn has worn many different hats over her lifetime, managing multiple businesses…

It s Halloween and there s no place better in the world to celebrate All Hallow s Eve than in the the ghost laden state of Louisiana To get you in the spirit, on this week s show, we tour the cities of the dead, learning tombside all about our dearly departed culinary legends from…

On this week s show, we re taking a tour of the iconic restaurants that have made a transformative impact on American cuisine. We begin with acclaimed Yale history professor Paul Freedman, who explores two centuries of historical and cultural changes in his book Ten Restaurants That Changed America. Paul s list weaves together culinary…

On this week s show, we re up at the crack at dawn to examine what many consider to be the most important meal of the day breakfast. First, we speak with John Currence, the James Beard Award winning chef who has earned the title of “Big Bad Chef” at his revered restaurant, Big Bad…

On this week s show, we re looking at farming across the state and North America. We begin on the West Coast, with a tour of Gourmet Mushrooms in Sonoma County, California, where they are mimicking natural growing conditions to cultivate specialty mushrooms indoors. This farm harvests eight different varieties of organic mushrooms for food…

t s hard to believe that it has been a whole year since we moved our Louisiana Eats studio into the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. On this week s show, we celebrate this one year anniversary by meeting our neighbors in the Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard corridor in Central City. Of course, our move…

On this week s show, we celebrate Commander s Palace and its visionary matriarch Ella Brennan, whose highly anticipated memoir is coming out next week. First, we speak with Ella s daughter and co author, Ti Adelaide Martin. Born into her family s restaurant dynasty, Ti knows all too well her mother s revered place…

On this week s show, we go back to school for no ordinary education. We take an in depth look at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts NOCCA and their flourishing Culinary Arts division the only chef s training program offered at the high school level in the nation. It wasn t until recently…

Cooking For The Young And Young At Heart With the proliferation of kid s cookbooks and cooking shows these days, it s evident that the kitchen is increasingly becoming the favorite playground of many a child. This week s show is dedicated to the budding chefs of tomorrow and everyone who is young at heart….

On this week s show, we explore the thriving craft beer scene, which takes us from Louisiana to Europe and many places in between.Locally, the undisputed leader of the craft beer revolution is Polly Watts, owner of the Avenue Pub. We have a conversation with Polly and her team, who recently returned from work outing…