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May 18, 2013
Louisiana Eats
Louisiana Eats
Louisiana Eats 1-25-12: Leah Chase Makes 89 and Joe Baker Makes Tea for Two On this week of Louisiana Eats we'll spend the day with New Orleans' culinary icon, Leah Chase, to celebrate her birthday. Plus Poppy speaks with Longue Vue Gardens' Joe Baker about their Two for Tea event.
Louisiana Eats 1-18-12: Vegans Vs. Hunters In this week's episode we'll host polar opposite points of view. John Morales & O'Shea Cleveland discuss their involvement with a vegan restaurant in New Orleans and Scott Gibert shares his latest hunting stories.
Louisiana Eats 1-11-12: The Family, the Land, and the Tradition Poppy speaks with Brazilian-born Ana Riehlmann about self-publishing her cookbook, traces Gulf Coast history with Felder Rushing, and learns about a contest taking place during Carnival season.
Louisiana Eats 1-4-12: Shaping Up and Slimming Down Everyone's doing their best to make changes as we rollover into a new year. We'll hear from Jodi Brown about indulging your way to good health and Second Havest's Tony Biggs about value shopping at the market.
Louisiana Eats 12-28-11: Year In Review Get ready for the New Year on this week's special edition of Louisiana Eats! Join us as we talk with an award winning author, an international hot dog legend, and a tag team of Cajuns preserving their heritage with the ultimate pairing of beer and rock 'n roll.
Louisiana Eats 12-21-11: Holiday Edition On this overstuffed edition of Louisiana Eats, Poppy interviews Chef Ryan Farr about his artisan turduckens, listens to Chef Alon Shaya share a sentimental memory, and tours The Gallier House with curator Caroline Bercier.
Louisiana Eats 12-14-11: Happy Table and Festive Wine On this jolly edition of Louisiana East, Poppy discusses the obscure, yet larger-than-life story of Eugene Walter. Then we'll get advice from W.I.N.O.'s Bryan Burkey about selecting wine for your gift-giving holiday celebration.
Louisiana Eats 12-7-11: Expanding Organizations On this week's edition of Louisiana Eats, Poppy speaks with restauranteer John Currence about his latest collaboration with the Manning family and then chats with the President & CEO of 2nd Harvest Food Bank about their initiatives around Louisiana.
Louisiana Eats 11-30-11: Folks, This Ain't Normal! On this week's Louisiana Eats we sit down for an extended interview with America's most famous farmer, Joel Salatin of Virginia's Polyface Farms, who'll discuss his radical farming philosophies.
Louisiana Eats 11-23-11: Thanksgiving Edition In this week's episode Poppy Tooker and Kate McDermott discuss tips for crafting scrumptious pies. And then we'll cover the origins of Spinach Madeleine, a Louisiana Thanksgiving staple, with Madeline Wright.
Louisiana Eats 11-16-11: Fine Design Poppy speaks with Mignon Faget about the role food has played in her's life work as a jewelry designer and then discusses antique maintenance with master furniture craftman Chrisophe Pourny.
Louisina Eats 11-9-11: The Wistful Palate Effect On this week's episode we reminisce with Tom Fitzmorris about his latest collaboration with Peggy Scott Laborde and then celebrate the 15th anniversary of Baton Rouge's Red Stick Market with co-founder Susan Turner.
Louisiana Eats 11-2-11: A Chef Who Nose In this week's episode author Molly Birnbaum discusses the journey to regain her sense of smell and taste. And then a visit with food scientist Harold McGee helps demystify the not so simple egg.
Louisiana Eats 10-26-11: Harvest Edition As the mercury begins to drop in Louisiana Poppy Tooker chats with Chef John Besh about new book, interviews John Seago about cultivating grapes on the Northshore, and hears spooky stories from the Hotel Monteleone.
Louisiana Eats 10-12-11: Boudin & Beer In this episode we'll heard how New York chef David Chang has been influenced by Southern living and how Daphne Derven's "Adventures in Boudin," is connected to a benefit for The Emeril Lagasse Foundation.
Louisiana Eats 10-5-11: The Gorilla Man and The Empress of Steak & NOLA Goes Pink Poppy speaks with New Orleans' Randy Fertel about his parents, the subject of his new memoir. Plus chef Vinny Russo talks about his involvement with a city-wide initiative benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Louisiana Eats 9-28-11: Edition, Prohibition Filmmaker Ken Burns discusses his new PBS documentary, Darcy McNeil explains the role American soda fountains had during Prohibition, and Poppy tests your capabilities behind the bar during this week's culinary quiz.
Louisiana Eats 9-21-11: Gator Done In this edition of Louisiana Eats, Poppy speaks with alligator hunter Joey Fonseca, discusses an award-winning alligator dish with Chef Scott Duplantis, and learns about the collaborative efforts of Karlos Knott and Louis Michot to perserve Cajun culture.
Louisiana Eats 9-14-11: Muy Caliente This week's episode is particularly hot with interviews about Playboy magazine, East African hot sauce, and a group of trendy cocktail preservationists.
Louisiana Eats 9-7-11: Cultivating the Next Generation In this week's episode we visit with the staff of Liberty's Kitchen, a New Orleans based non-profit organization and speak with Chef Frank Brigtsen about his involvement with the first class of NOCCA's new culinary program.