Louisiana Eats

Change The Channel, Please – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

Reality food TV may be a boon for networks, but what happens to local chefs and restaurants after the cameras stop rolling? On this week’s Louisiana Eats, we talk to people who have participated in food TV in its various forms, with varying results. We begin with Helen Freund, restaurant critic and dining editor at…

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The Ladies Who Brunch – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

On this week’s show, we meet some people who are working hard to make your weekend brunch an unforgettable experience. We begin with Jennifer Weishaupt, founder and CEO of the Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group. The Ruby Slipper Caf? has prospered and multiplied in a way that Jennifer and her husband Eric could never have anticipated…

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Going Time Traveling at The HNOC – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

On this week’s show, we visit the Historic New Orleans Collection’s new expansion at 520 Royal Street, the first to house the city’s only continuing exhibit about our most famous neighborhood, the French Quarter. John Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at the HNOC shows us the renovated Seignouret-Brulatour House and galleries, which paint a portrait…

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Time Traveling At The HNOC – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

On this week’s show, we visit the Historic New Orleans Collection’s new expansion at 520 Royal Street, the first to house the city’s only continuing exhibit about our most famous neighborhood, the French Quarter. John Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at the HNOC shows us the renovated Seignouret-Brulatour House and galleries, which paint a portrait…

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An Acadiana Road Show – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

On this week’s show, we’re traveling through Acadiana to explore traditional and contemporary Cajun foodways. We begin with George Graham, who shares his obsession through stories of cooking in the region through his nationally recognized blog and book, Acadiana Table: Cajun and Creole Home Cooking from the Heart of Louisiana. Then, we head up River…

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Ain’t Dere No More – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

On this week’s show, we look back on bygone New Orleans businesses that “ain’t dere no more,” but continue to hold a place in the city’s collective heart. We begin with Bryan Batt and Katy Danos, authors of Pontchartrain Beach: A Family Affair. Founded by Bryan’s grandfather Harry Batt in 1928, the amusement park was…

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Changing Course – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

Change is constant, but that doesn’t make it easy. On this week’s show, we meet some individuals who have transformed their lives or business. The Avenue Pub had been a family business for nearly 20 years before Polly Watts claimed it for herself. It was the kind of place where patrons bought cheap beer and…

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Five Generations – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

On this week’s show, we look at family businesses that have been finding success through five generations. We begin with Swiss Confectionery, a New Orleans bakeshop that’s been in operation for almost a century. Their custom-made delicacies are fixtures at New Orleans weddings, birthdays, and other celebrations.

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Angling for the Elusive Salmon- – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

Ora King is a sustainably raised salmon from New Zealand with a delicious history. On this week’s show, we travel to three cities to meet three chefs-all finalists in their 2018 international competition to create the most inventive Ora King salmon dish.

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Going Lo-No at Tales of the Cocktail – Louisiana Eats – It’s New Orleans

Every July, thousands of visitors from all over the world beat a path to steamy New Orleans for the annual Tales of the Cocktail. As Tales kicks off its 17th year, we look at how the organization evolved recently under new leadership and has a whole new mission.

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