On this week s Louisiana Eats we speak with Taylor Mathis about his escapades around the Southeast in search of the best tailgate parties on College Game Day. We ll also hear from Bill Heavey, who spent a year eating foraged food and writing about it in his new book It s Only Slow Food…

When Bill Cosby announced his return to television this past week, we were delighted to share our exclusive interview with this comedy legend. Bill talks about his fondness for gumbo, some backstage shenanigans from a local crew, and reflections from the Civil Rights era. Plus Jeff Henderson s new television program is helping Mom and…

With so much dissenting information over dietary choices, it s tough to know which regime is right for you. We re not choosing sides, but in the next hour we ll speak with experts who know where they firmly stand. Nina Teicholz spent nine years researching The Big Fat Surprise, which advocates a diet of…

We ve invited some of our favorite guests back for this week s edition of Louisiana Eats They might have all been on the program before, but they ve each got something new to bring to the table. Environmental reporter Paul Greenbergexplains why “the Dead Zone,” in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to be…

When it s unbearably hot in Louisiana, there s not much you can do to beat the heat. Take a tip from the guests on this week s show cool down with a brew or leave town for a couple of weeks. If you head over to the Avenue Pub, expect to be greeted by…

This week s edition of Louisiana Eats investigates health care in the restaurant industry from an insider s point of view. We ll hear about life in the kitchen and the toll it takes on the workers who prepare our food. Join us for conversations with Molly Kimball, Chris DeBarr, Ben Thibodeaux, and Leah Chase….

Despite Louisiana’s scorching temperatures in July, thousands of visitors beat a path to New Orleans in search of a cold cocktail at the annual Tales of the Cocktail event. On this week’s show we’ll hear from the founder of the conference, get a dose of history from the King of Cocktails, and hear how a…

Building a cookbook is a lot of work. From recipe testing to photography sessions to finalized editing, the process can be grueling. On this week s Louisiana Eats we ll hear how it gets done, from beginning to end, from a group of authors and photographers. We ll also discuss how social media has also…

Every year The James Beard Awards are bestowed on the most talented individuals in the professional food industry. Louisiana Eats has been privileged to speak with many of the scholars, philanthropists, and chefs who were honored at this past year s ceremony, so we ve gathered them together to hear how their talents and innovations…

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…