Food Talk with Tom Fitzmorris

The Food Show 12.17.2021

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A delightful conversation with the first family of bread in New Orleans: Sandy Whann and son William, and daughter Katie from Leidenheimer Bakery, cel...

The Food Show 12.16.2021

19 Dec 2021

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Peter Caire called in to talk Christmas gifts, and our regular Thursday visitor, Nicole Dorignac told us about fun gifts right off the supermarket she...

The Food Show 12.15.2021

19 Dec 2021

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National Cupcake Day prompted a gosh-darned inspiring chat with Mignon Francois, proud N'Awlins girl, and cupcake entrepreneur. She owns the Cupcake C...

The Food Show 12.14.2021

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sue Zemanik from Zasu. Bouillabaisse, the Nostradamus Cookbook.

The Food Show 12.13.2021

19 Dec 2021

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Alex Patout called in to talk Cajun Christmas food. And cracklins. And beef stew.

The Food Show 12.10.2021

19 Dec 2021

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David Hubbell, the Mirliton Man. And Eggnog.

The Food Show 12.09.2021

19 Dec 2021

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Frozen foods, Palmiers, Brigtsen's, mulled wine, blue cheese, and Tim McNally helped us with bubbly selections for the holidays.

The Food Show 12.08.2021

19 Dec 2021

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National Brownie Day, cocoa nibs, spinach.

The Food Show 12.07.2021

19 Dec 2021

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Chris Barbato from The Country Club talks about their menus. La Provence, Vincent's, Candy Canes. Daube Glace. And zabaglione.

The Food Show 12.06.2021

18 Dec 2021

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Don Dubuc called in to chat about a wild Louisiana Christmas. Also Nicholas, vegetable soup, microwave ovens, and kirsch.

The Food Show 12.03.2021

18 Dec 2021

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Valerie Waeltz from The Louisiana Food Truck Festival called in to tell us about it. Also apple pie, stollen.

The Food Show 12.02.2021

18 Dec 2021

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Beignets. Liver and onions.

The Food Show 12.01.2021

18 Dec 2021

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Greg Sorenson from our local fruitcake maker Bakermaid called in on National Fruitcake Day.

The Food Show November 23, 2021

04 Dec 2021

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Vince Hayward of Camellia Beans called in to talk about a new acquisition, Dagostino Handmade Pasta. Also Figgy pudding, espresso/

The Food Show November 22, 2021

03 Dec 2021

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Kaitlin Guerin from Lagniappe Baking.

The Food Show November 19, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Janet Sprouse from Jiffy Mix called in. And Jonathan Klascala from Elysian Nar called in to talk Thanksgiving.

The Food Show November 18, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Ti Martin called in to talk about Thanksgiving and the new takeout place associated with Commander's Palace, Le Petite Bleu. Mary Ann reports on ...

The Food Show November 17, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Patty sits in for Mary Ann with a visit from Kelly Schultz from New Orleans and Co.

The Food Show November 16, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Patty steps in for Mary Ann and is visited by Jay Vise from Second Harvesters..

The Food Show November 15, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Patty sat in with an assist from Bob Del Giorno,

The Food Show. November 12, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Bob Delgiorno sat with Patty in Mary Ann's absence. Chef Andrea called in to chat with Bob.

The Food Show November 11, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Bob Mitchell visited Patty, who covered for Mary Ann..

The Food Show November 10, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Daniel Lelchuk, The Gourmet Cellist, stepped in for Mary Ann.

The Food Show November 09, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Chef Chaya from Bywater Bakery. Split Pea Soup, Seafood Newberg, shelling peas.

The Food Show November 08, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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T.J.Qutob from Petra in LaPlace called in to talk Thanksgiving. Gibson cocktail, cappuccino, Beef Wellington, Bourbon.

The Food Show November 05, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Amy Mehrtens from Copper Vine. Roy Rogers roast beef, doughnuts, Chef Tell.

The Food Show November 04, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Candy,  Montmorency

The Food Show November 03, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Figs, club sandwich.

The Food Show November 02, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Chef Tim from Emeril's calls in to talk about their reopening. Also chives, Marie Antoinette, deviled eggs

The Food Show November 1, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Kevin Belton visits to talk about the Historic New Orleans Collection. Brennan's, vinegar, fried clams.

The Food Show October 29, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Eric Cook tells us about his new restaurant, St. John. Also oatmeal, pumpkin, Turkey (the country.)

The Food Show October 28,2021

02 Dec 2021

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August Escoffier, wild foods.

The Food Show October 27, 2021

02 Dec 2021

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Baked potatoes. Potatoes Anna.

The Food Show October 26, 2021

27 Nov 2021

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Rob Nelson from Elmer's Candies. Also pumplin, bluefin tuna, Jerusalem artichokes.

The food Show. October 25, 2021

27 Nov 2021

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Jacques Saleun, owner of the delicious and sadly gone Chateau du Lac, talks French food. And feijoada, and addictive foods.

The Food Show. October 22, 2021

27 Nov 2021

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Randy Mast from Buffalo South Sauce.

The Food Show. October 21, 2021

27 Nov 2021

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Apples, Jacques Pepin. Tang.

The Food Show. October 18, 2021

26 Nov 2021

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Mike Ditka, Baked Alaska, cyclamates.

The Food Show. October 20, 2021

26 Nov 2021

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We talked to our friend of the show, chef Gunther Preuss. And we talked about Rumtopf, and rum baba.

The Food Show October 14, 2021

26 Nov 2021

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Tasso, Frommer's and Fodor's, Thomas Keller.

The Food Show October 06, 2021

16 Nov 2021

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Food talk

The Food Show. October 05, 2021

16 Nov 2021

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McDonald's on the birthday of Ray Kroc, Chincoteague oysters, and file.

The Food Show October 4, 2021

16 Nov 2021

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Dover sole, tacos, vodka.

The Food Show 10.01.2021

06 Oct 2021

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We talked to Kristen Preau, the Jambalaya Girl, who sells her jambalaya mix and other starters. And we talked about kale, chili, and Walt Disney World...

The Food Show 09.30.2021

05 Oct 2021

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Nicole Dorignac called in to talk about supply chains and grocery things. And we talked about mushrooms.

The Food Show. 09.29.2021

04 Oct 2021

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Our traveling friend Stan Meadows called in from a tiny island in Florida near Apalachicola. We talked about him researching the "Old places" this wee...

The Food Show September 28, 2021

29 Sep 2021

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We talked to Jeff McCrory, founder of Cool Brew, about his wildly successful and innovative approach to coffee. And we talked about shwarma and animal...

The Food Show September 27, 2021

29 Sep 2021

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John Caluda of Caluda Catering called in to talk about his famous crawfish strudel. Dinty Moore's, chocolate milk, and corned beef hash.

The Food Show September 24, 2021

25 Sep 2021

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Gunther Preuss called in to talk about silly food trends. Cherries Jubilee, cruising, prosciutto.

The Food Show September 23, 2021

25 Sep 2021

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Nicole Dorignac called in to chat about supply chain. issues, now a constant.  National Anchovy Day, and Worcestershire Sauce. 

The Food Show September 22, 2021

25 Sep 2021

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Stan Meadows called in from Florida. White chocolate, ladyfingers, waffle cones.

The Food Show September 21, 2021

25 Sep 2021

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Sonya Clesi called in to chat about the fun place she runs with her two brothers, Clesi's in Mid-City on Bienville.St. Spinach and Artichoke Day, and ...

The Food Show September 20, 2021

25 Sep 2021

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Elizabeth Liuzza from Liuzza Farms in Amite called to chat about the business, established in 1909. Also.mussels, Sophia Loren, and Guinness.

The Food Show September 14, 2021

24 Sep 2021

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Veal Scallopini. Mr. Mudbug, Shish kabobs

The Food Show September 09, 2021

24 Sep 2021

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Pressure cooking, Mario Batali, and KFC.

The Food Show September 8, 2021

24 Sep 2021

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The first show after the chaos of Ida. Vincent's, Frank Sinatra. Rotisserie Chicken.

The Food Show. 08.25.2021

26 Aug 2021

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It's Wednesday and that means we visit with Stan Meadows, out in America's heartland.  Calling from Indiana today, he's heading to the cranberry ...

The Food Show 08.24.2021

25 Aug 2021

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We talked to Don Dubuc about fish - catching it and cooking it. And we talked potatoes, especially potato chips, on this day when the potato chip was ...

The Food Show 08.23.2021

24 Aug 2021

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We spoke to Chef Toya Boudy about her career in entertainment cooking. We talked about her travels in the Food Network competition circuit, her new sp...

The Food Show 08.20.2021

21 Aug 2021

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We talked to Kristian Wade from Beau Rivage about the several great restaurants there... It was National Lemonade Day. And we talked about croissants....

The Food Show 08.19.2021

20 Aug 2021

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Molly Kimball stepped in for Nicole Dorignac today, and we talked about whole grains. The gist: No need to eat amaranth and brown rice is only margina...

The Food Show. 08.18.2021

19 Aug 2021

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Stan Meadows visited with us today, reporting on the BBQ Trail of North Carolina. And we talked about ice cream pie on National Ice Cream Pie Day. Als...

The Food Show 08.17.2021

18 Aug 2021

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We talked about Hatch chiles with Lisa Neal from the Hatch Valley in New Mexico, And we talked about St. Roch and lipstick on glasses, and early gourm...

The Food Show 08.16.2021

17 Aug 2021

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We talked to Mark Springfloat from UNO's business program for the hospitality industry. And we talked about brats on National Bratwurst Day. And we go...

The Food Show 08.13.2021

15 Aug 2021

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We talked to Jerry Mixon, chef at Trep's in Mid-City. Filet Mignon. Corn on the cob. Julia Child. And Will from Mandeville Seafood called in to talk c...

The Food Show 08.12.2021

13 Aug 2021

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Nicole Dorignac called in for her regular Thursday visit about supply chain snafus, and we talked dumplings. Also a lengthy report on the new restaura...

The Food Show 08.11.2021

13 Aug 2021

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It was Wednesday and that means we heard from Stan Meadows, eating his way through the American heartland. He was in Asheville, North Carolina. with h...

The Food Show 08.10.2021

11 Aug 2021

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Julienne Gehrer called in to chat about Jane Austen and her recipes. We chatted about the home Jane shared with her family and friends. And we talked ...

The Food Show. 08.09.2021

11 Aug 2021

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We talked to Stephanie Metzger from Pennsylvania, who called in to tell us about an event she judges each year. It's called the Olympics of water tast...

The Food Show 08.06.2021

11 Aug 2021

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Michael Gottlieb from Tchefuncte's called to talk about foraging for mushrooms. And we talked about Jamaica and Jerk spices, and Acadiana in Washingto...

The Food Show 08.05.2021

06 Aug 2021

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Nicole Dorignac called in for her Thursday report, though we talked more about her recent trip. And we talked about Lambert's House of Throwed Rolls.

The Food Show. 08.04.2021

05 Aug 2021

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We talked cookies on National Chocolate Cookie Day,. And Louie Armstrong's birthday. Dom Perignon. And we talked about the Pillsbury Doughboy.

The Food Show 08.03.2021

04 Aug 2021

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We talked to Tristan Johnson from 73 Distillery. We look forward to the release of their first Bourbon, Bywater Bourbon, on August 18th. We talked abo...

The Food Show 08.02.2021

04 Aug 2021

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Do you prefer chocolate or vanilla ice cream? State by state preferences. It was National Ice Cream sandwich Day.

The Food Show 07.30.2021

01 Aug 2021

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We talked to Tory McPhail on his birthday. It was nice to catch up with him. And we talked about Alton Brown on his birthday, and we talked White Cast...

The Food Show 07.29.2021

31 Jul 2021

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Nicole did not call in today, but we did have a busy show talking about the party the night before, and chicken wings on National Chicken Wing Day and...

The Food Show. 07.28.2021

29 Jul 2021

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Lettuce in stock? Mon Dieu! We spoke to Rob Nelson from Elmer's Candies on National Milk Chocolate Day. And Stan called in from Hazzard, Kentucky for ...

The Food Show 07.27.2021

28 Jul 2021

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The show started with a conversation about Cajun pasta and maquechoux, Alex Patout called from New Iberia to explain how to make these Cajun favorites...

The Food Show 07.26.2021

27 Jul 2021

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Pad thai. Semolina, The Pelican Club, and harissa.

The Food Show. 07.23.2021

25 Jul 2021

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In preparation of National Tequila Day, we chatted with Monica Richards from Houston, where she is one of the proprietors of Pico's Mexcian Restaurant...

The Food Show 07.22.2021

23 Jul 2021

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The question to ponder...What constitutes a cult restaurant, an institution, and a "media darling?" We talked Mandina's Deanie's, Liuzza's, Leonardo's...

The Food Show. 07.21.2021

22 Jul 2021

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National Junk Food Day  With annual sales of $620 billion dollars, you can bet there was a lot to say. Eric Coogan from Dorignac's called in to t...

The Food Show. 07.19.2021

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It was a celebration of the Food Show, which marked 33 years on Sunday. A little reminiscing with callers. We talked about Gallagher's in New York, an...

The Food Show. 07.16.2021

19 Jul 2021

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Seafood Poor Boy Day. And we talked about Mr. B's on the occasion of their birthday the following day. And Frostop Lottaburgers.

The Food Show. 07.15.2021

16 Jul 2021

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We talked about Frostop and entree salads. Nicole Dorignac was busy with her day job so we moved her weekly report to Friday.

The Food Show 07.14.2021

14 Jul 2021

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National Mac'N'Cheese Day. And International Pate Day. And Bastille Day.  We talked about all these things. French restaurants, pate, ans macaron...

The Food Show. 07.13.2021

13 Jul 2021

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Gunther Preuss called in to talk about dates. And we talked tipping...again. And the Gumbo Krewe Restaurant in Metairie. But mostly we talked French f...

The Food Show. 07.12.2021

13 Jul 2021

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A report on Stein's Deli and Sal & Judy's, Revolution, and Sandro's Trattoria. And we talked about tipping, peanut butter, and pecan pie, but not ...

The Food Show 07.09.2021

10 Jul 2021

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We talked about omelets, microwave ovens, sugar cookies, butter cookies. a report on Tchefuncte's.

The Food Show. 07.08.2021

09 Jul 2021

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Nicole Dorignac called in to talk allocations and shortages and supply chains. A gushing report on lunch at Keith Young's, which included the best cra...

The Food Show 07.07.2021

08 Jul 2021

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Stan Meadows called in to talk about Doe's Eat Place in Mississippi, Starkvegas, and fried chicken in Missouri. We talked about Pardo's, Tchefuncte's,...

The Food Show 07.06.2021

07 Jul 2021

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National Fried Chicken Day and a fried chicken odyssey on Saturday. A scathing report on the state of McDonald's from a Fourth of July weekend visit.

The Food Show 07.02.2021

07 Jul 2021

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Chef Amy Mehrtens from Copper Vine Wine Pub called in to talk about the new menu there. Also, a report on a Friday lunch experience with the most insu...

The Food Show 06.30.2021

01 Jul 2021

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The show began with a full report on last night's dinner at Dakota. Stan Meadows called from Starkville, Ms, from the kitchen of Taste, the new restau...

The Food Show. 06.29.2021

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A report on last night's visit. to the Peacock Room in the new Kimpton Hotel Fontenot. We talked about fried chicken. Zoe's Bakery, and the coming Ely...

The Food Show 06.28.2021

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A full report on a weekend of boring eating. We talked bubble tea and tapioca, Stendhal Syndrome, Route 66, silverware use in Europe, and Richard Rodg...

The Food Show 06.25.2021

26 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

National Catfish Day, and we had a New York pizza "symposium" with Doug Wellner and Pauli Gee from 2 new "slice shops" in town. And we discussed a cry...

The Food Show 06.24.2021

25 Jun 2021

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Nicole Dorignac was on the roof at the supermarket at 3pm today, so she didn't call. We talked about our delicious meal at Marcello's last night, and ...

The Food Show 06.23.2021

24 Jun 2021

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Stan Meadows called in from the oyster bar at Trenasse in New Orleans. We talked about Commander's Palace and the busy restaurants around town. And we...

The Food Show. 06.22.2021

24 Jun 2021

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Zach Cheney called in to talk about his new juice bar on the north shore in Mandeville. And we talked about the juice and smoothie trend.