This week, we are headed straight to the living room. But we don’t mean the living room in your house; we’re talking about the nearest Irish Pub In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Louisiana Eats is exploring all things Irish. Tulane History Professor and author of the new book The Irish in New Orleans, Laura…

Using food as a way to understand the world is something your parents probably never studied in college, but it’s has become a popular discipline in the past decade. Each year, professor Meryl Rosofsky brings students from NYU’s food studies program to New Orleans for a week long cultural immersion. We join them at Dooky…

It s a common fact of life that there is more to people and things than meets the eye. For example, many people know New Orleans artist Thomas Mann for his jewelry and metal sculptures, but may have been unfamiliar with his interest with food. An accomplished cook and self styled ovo lacto piscean vegetarian,…

Mardi Gras may be over, but festivities for the Lunar New Year have just begun On this week s Louisiana Eats , we celebrate the Year of the Goat the way they do in China, with a baijiu toast, coutesy of bajiu enthusiast Derek Sandhaus. Derek explains to us the story behind the ancient Chinese…

It s Carnival time in Louisiana We ll take you into the secret realm of some of New Orleans oldest Mardi Gras krewes by visiting Antoine s and Tujague s Restaurants. Antoine s fifth generation proprietor Rick Blount gives us a tour of the Rex Room, the Proteus Room, the Twelfth Night Room, and the…

On this week s episode of Louisiana Eats sommelier Molly Wismeier and mixologist Adam Seger discuss their involvement inside the wine cellar and behind the bar of Restaurant R evolution. Then, documentarian Ken Burns talks about the era of Prohibition in American history. We ll also take a quick juant to Shreveport for a local…

On this week s episode of Louisiana Eats sommelier Molly Wismeier and mixologist Adam Seger discuss their involvement inside the wine cellar and behind the bar of Restaurant R evolution. Then, documentarian Ken Burns talks about the era of Prohibition in American history. We ll also take a quick juant to Shreveport for a local…

In Louisiana, home cooking requires a lot of artisanal skill. Whether it’s spending hours in the kitchen laboring over a pastry or hours alongside a black pot perfecting a roux, the Pelican State’s best foods are often labors of love. That’s what we’ll discover as we tour the state for our latest edition of Louisiana…

In Louisiana, home cooking requires a lot of artisanal skill. Whether it’s spending hours in the kitchen laboring over a pastry or hours alongside a black pot perfecting a roux, the Pelican State’s best foods are often labors of love. That’s what we’ll discover as we tour the state for our latest edition of Louisiana…

The LSU AgCenter fosters agricultural, engineering and scientific programs across the state. On this week s Louisiana Eats , Poppy crosses the state to hear how Ag agent Grace Peterson is connecting Shreveport residents with regional food. We also cultivate tomatoes with Bobby Fletcher near the Mississippi River and float downstream with Dr. John Bell…