Food Talk with Tom Fitzmorris

The Food Show Wednesday 8.26.2020

31 Aug 2020

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Our friend and traveling man Stan Meadows called in to talk about his honorable mention for his peach butter at the Wyoming State Fair, and his lasso ...

The Food Show. Tuesday 8.25.2020

31 Aug 2020

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We talked about hurricanes and food preparations, and how they have changed through the years.

The Food Show. Friday 8.21.2020

31 Aug 2020

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It was a nice surprise to hear from one of our favorite callers for the first time since the move. Mike the oenophile, checked in.

Thursday, 8.20.2020

31 Aug 2020

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The Grocery Goddess, Nicole Dorignac, called in to talk about items that come and go on grocery store shelves in COVID world. We have learned a lot ab...

The Food Show Wednesday 8.19.2020

27 Aug 2020

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We talked to Audrey Johns, who lived in Harvey as a child, and who now lives in Idaho, where she has just released her fourth bestseller in four years...

The Food Show. Tuesday 8.18.2020

27 Aug 2020

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We talked about the defunct and much-beloved restaurant Genghis Kahn, helmed by Symphony violinist Henry Lee. The stories of that restaurant (which wa...

The Food Show Monday, August 17, 2020

26 Aug 2020

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On this, national Caramel Custard Day, we compared flan, cup custards, Crème Brûlée, and where around town the best versions of each could be found...

The Food Show Monday 8.17.2020

20 Aug 2020

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We talked about the difference in buffets and boo' fets.

The Food Show. Friday 8.14.2020

15 Aug 2020

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It was a short show today because the power went out on the north shore because of a big storm. Until then we talked about Tony Mandina's , where &nbs...

The Food Show Thursday 8.13.2020

15 Aug 2020

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We were visited by Nicole Dorignac the Grocery Goddess, reporting on the status of your grocery shelves. We talked about the "circle" where Dorignac's...

The Food Show Wednesday 8.12.2020

12 Aug 2020

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Winnie Brown with the WYES auction called in to talk about Tom Benson's wine collection up for purchase in their annual fundraising auction. And stayc...

The Food Show Tuesday 8.11.2020

12 Aug 2020

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We started the show yesterday with a call from Peyton Burrell, who is a graduate of NOCHI who has returned to town and opened gourmandneworleans.com, ...

The Food Show Monday 8.10.2020

11 Aug 2020

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Jorges Enriques and Gus Martin called in to talk about their influence on the Keith Young brand. These two consummate professionals were with the Dick...

The Food Show. Friday 8.7.2020

11 Aug 2020

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The show began with a report from Henry, our producer, who went to Mosca's the previous evening in a recommendation from us. He went with Tom's sugges...

The Food Show. Thursday 8.6.2020

07 Aug 2020

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The Grocery Goddess called in today. Nicole Dorignac didn't have the bad news she had last week, or are we just getting used to shortages? And we talk...

The Food Show Wednesday 8.5.2020

06 Aug 2020

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Husband and wife team Christina do Carmo and Dana Honn from Carmo and Cafe Cour called in to talk about their appearance Saturday on The Kitchen Queen...

The Food Show. Tuesday 8.4.2020

05 Aug 2020

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The long and winding road of the Food Show on display again. We talked about a steak dinner at Austin's Monday night but it got parsed into a discussi...

The Food Show 8.3.2020

04 Aug 2020

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No guest today but good calls. We talked about Gulf Coast dining. The dearth of good restaurants is a problem. And we talked a lot about the Sycamore ...

The Food Show. Friday 7.31.2020

02 Aug 2020

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Richard Hughes, owner of the Pelican Club, called in to talk about his COOLinary, and we forgot to wish him a Happy 30th Anniversary. And Tanya Dubucl...

The Food Show. Thursday. 7.30.2020

31 Jul 2020

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Really fun show today. The Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac called in and took a lot of calls about the Dorignac family history.

The Food Show Wednesday 7.29.2020

30 Jul 2020

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Stan Meadows checked in with us from his motorhome in Oletha Colorado, where we talked of fresh produce and his peach butter entry in the Wyoming Stat...

The Food Show. Tuesday. 7.28.2020

28 Jul 2020

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We talked about the anniversary of the New Orleans Menu moving to an online format in 1997. We talked about cucuzzas, milk chocolate, and potatoes, as...

The Food Show. Monday 7.27.2020

28 Jul 2020

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Well, they can't all be gems. We spent the show trying to remember things. We talked about 7 on Fulton and Scotch and Crème Brûlée. And Coq au vin....

The Food Show Friday 7.24.2020

24 Jul 2020

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T.G.I.F. Fun show today, with an atypical amount of callers. We talked Welsh Rarebit and peach butter and spumoni and custard.

The Food Show. Thursday. 7.23.2020

23 Jul 2020

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The Grocery Goddess (aka Nicole Dorignac) calls in to talk about the state of grocery shopping in this strange new world. It is also National Vanilla ...

The Food Show. Wednesday 7.22.2020

22 Jul 2020

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We talked about peach butter and great Mexican bakeries with Stan Meadows, calling in from Oletha, Colorado. And we talked about mangoes and bananas a...

The Food Show. Tuesday 7.21.2020

22 Jul 2020

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Rock Rapashayev called in to talk about his roots in Georgia (the country) and how he came to be the new proprietor of Neely's Pizzeria in Mandeville....

The Food Show Monday 7.20.2020

20 Jul 2020

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Chef Diva from Diva Dawgs, also known as Ericka Lassair, calls in to talk about her upcoming appearance on Kitchen Queens of New Orleans on Channel 12...

The Food Show. Friday 7.17.2020

17 Jul 2020

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The subject was anniversaries. The Food Show turns 32 tomorrow and we reminisced with callers, including Stu Barash, who met his wife on the show 16 y...

The Food Show Thursday 7.16.2020

16 Jul 2020

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Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac called in to talk about liver cheese. and Cascade dishwashing liquid. But mostly we talked seafood boats.

The Food Show. Wednesday. 7.15.2020

16 Jul 2020

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We talked entree salads on this, National Entree Salad day. And we talked about the El Tovar Hotel food at the Grand Canyon. And Stan Meadows called i...

The Food Show. Tuesday 7.14.2020

14 Jul 2020

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We talked macaroni and cheese and pate, and Jeff Mattia from Pyre Provisions called in to talk about barbecue and global cuisine, and duck hummus.&nbs...

The Food Show. Monday 7.13.2020

13 Jul 2020

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A fun show today. No guests. Lots of callers. National French Fry Day. We talked Paul Prudhomme and sous vide and In'N'Out burgers.

The Food Show Friday 7.10.2020

11 Jul 2020

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Chef Michael Gottlieb calls in from the sensational new fraternal twin restaurants of Tchefuncte's and Anchor in the old Friends building in Madisonvi...

The Food Show. Thursday 7.09.2020

09 Jul 2020

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The Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac calls in to help us find our way in the new reality. We also talked omelets and sugar cookies..

The Food Show Wednesday. 7.08.2020

09 Jul 2020

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Stan Meadows calls in from Colorado to talk fresh corn and green chiles and a hip hamburger in Gunnison.. Also Absinthe, and Oysters Rockefeller..

The Food Show Tuesday 7.7.2020

08 Jul 2020

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A fun show today. We talked with one of our sponsors, Chris Nobles of Piety and Desire Chocolate, a premium artisan chocolatier. He was fascinating as...

The Food Show. Monday 7.06.2020

06 Jul 2020

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The subject was fried chicken, on this National Fried Chicken Day. We talked about the Al Copeland Foundation Chicken Jam and more on the pork rinds "...

The Food Show. Friday 7.03.2020

04 Jul 2020

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Greg Reggio called in to talk about Semolina. We talked Fourth of July, and M.F.K. Fisher.

The Food Show 6.30.2020

03 Jul 2020

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We Talked with Tony Roelofs, Vice President of pulses for Columbia Grain International to talk about grains and pulses.

The Food Show. Thursday 7.02.2020

03 Jul 2020

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The Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac calls in for the supermarket shopping shortages report. Liver cheese is still hard to get. And we gushed over a vi...

The Food Show Wednesday 7.01.2020

02 Jul 2020

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Stan Meadows the Traveling Man  calls in from Colorado to talk about fried pork chops and Tightwad, Mo, population 67.

The Food Show Monday 6.29.2020

02 Jul 2020

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Vic Gerrets calls in from vacation to talk chef tips. Also Veal Chops and Flamingos and a first look at a new favorite.

The Food Show. 6.26.2020

02 Jul 2020

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National Chocolate Pudding Day, Teflon, and Candy Land.

The Food Show 6.25.2020

02 Jul 2020

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Nicole Dorignac the Grocery Goddess called in to help us navigate supermarket shopping shortages.

The Food Show 7.2.2020

02 Jul 2020

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The Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac Calls in

The Food Show 6.24.2020

25 Jun 2020

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Stan Meadows called us from his motorhome in the Ozarks. After retiring (semi) from Trenasse, he has hit the barbecue and fried chicken trail in Misso...

The Food Show 6.23.2020

24 Jun 2020

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Ally Cousins and her daughter Taylor Healy called in with some tips for using their delicious Cousins salad dressings.

The Food Show 6.19.2020

20 Jun 2020

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Our guest today was Jill Holland from Lonolife, a company that makes bone broth powder. And Alan called from Seattle. We also talked about an incredib...

The Food Show 6.18.2020

19 Jun 2020

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Nicole Dorignac calls in to tell us what to expect in the supermarket aisles next week.  And we talked International Picnic Day.

The Food Show with Eric Cook

18 Jun 2020

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Chef Eric Cook from Gris Gris regales us with tales of working with Gordon Ramsey on the episode of "Uncharted" from the bayous of Louisiana

The Food Show 6.17.2020

17 Jun 2020

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Eric Cook of Gris Gris came back to visit, this time to talk about his show "Uncharted" with  Gordon Ramsey. 

The Food Show 6.16.2020

17 Jun 2020

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No guests today. We talked about Sal & Judy's and making the oven-fried chicken with pork rinds crust. Also fudge. Cracker Jack, and chorizo.

The Food Show 6.15.2020

16 Jun 2020

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Eric Veney from Muriel's called in as our chef helper in the Ask The Chef segment. The Vintage Tom was Etienne's in Metairie, and we talked about The ...

The Food Show 06.12.2020

13 Jun 2020

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We had no idea how much we didn't know about pork rinds. Mark Singleton from Southern Recipe Pork Rinds gave us an education. And Nicole Dorignac call...

The Food Show 06.11.2020

11 Jun 2020

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No Guests today. We talked about cabrito and port wine sauce and what constitutes gourmet and non-gourmet food.

The Food Show 06.10.2020

10 Jun 2020

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Debbie Pierce from the late great restaurant, The Bon Ton calls in to reminisce, and to give us the recipe for the famous Alvin sauce.

The Food Show 06.09.2020

09 Jun 2020

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The topics were all over the map. Automats, roux, Waring Blender, Bart's.

The Food Show. 06.08.2020

09 Jun 2020

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It was a guest-free show. We talked donuts and alfresco dining, on a most-unusual day to talk about eating outside. 

The Food Show 06.05.2020

05 Jun 2020

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Chef Matt England and owner John White from the Louisiana Pepper Exchange call in to talk capsaicin.

The Food Show 06.04.2020

04 Jun 2020

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Plaquemines Parish farmer Ben Becnel calls in to talk about the Creole tomato harvest.  And Jay Vise with Second Harvest tells us about he PoorBo...

The Food Show 06.03.2020

03 Jun 2020

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A fun show today with Andrea Ballard from Olympia Washington, who has a podcast on baking. And we reunited with Gregory, a caller from the old show wh...

The Food Show 06.02.2020

03 Jun 2020

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Eric Cook from Gris Gris dazzles us with tales of his career.

The Food Show 06.01.2020

02 Jun 2020

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Lincoln Owens from MeMe's in Chalmette gives us some great oyster recipes for grilling. And Nicole Dorignac talks grocery item shortages.

The Food Show. 5.29.2020

30 May 2020

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One of our favorites so far. Frank Brigtsen calls in and divulges the recipe he got for legendary perfect rice from none other than Gerard Crozier.

The Food Show. 5.28.2020

28 May 2020

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Reminiscing with Peter Sclafani left us only minutes to get some questions answered about our lockdown cooking.

The Food Show. Wednesday 5.27.2020

28 May 2020

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One of our best chef interviews yet. Jim Richard from the Word Of Mouth Restaurant Group in Florida joins us while the local outpost, Trenasse is temp...

The Food Show. Tuesday 5.26.2020

28 May 2020

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After a few good calls, we talked to a delightful chef, Matt Moore, about his new book, Serial Griller: Grillmaster Secrets For Flame Cooked Perfectio...

The Food Show Friday. 5.22.2020

23 May 2020

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A great conversation about school cafeteria food was started by our favorite ex-pat, Alan from Seattle. And another more commercial cafeteria  co...

The Food Show Thursday 5.21.2020

23 May 2020

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Chef Wes Rabalais from the Laurel Oak restaurant in the Magnolia Hotel chatted with us.

The Food Show Wednesday 5.20.2020

23 May 2020

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This is a great conversation with Chef Greg Piccolo from the sadly-defunct Redemption and Bistro at the Maison de Ville.

The Food Show Tuesday, 5.19.2020

23 May 2020

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Diane Kcchilas talks Greek food and her PBS show.

The Food Show Monday 5.18.2020

22 May 2020

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Marlon Hornsby from the Cayman Sinclair group joined us to help us set up a pantry.

The Food Show Friday 5.15.2020

22 May 2020

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Scot Craig from Katie's, Francesca's, and Bienvenu joined us to chat about the times. 

The Food Show Thursday 5.14.2020

22 May 2020

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We didn't have a guest this day. He got tied up right before the show.

The Food Show Wednesday 5.13.2020

21 May 2020

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Chef Duke calls in to chat and we talked cocktails using Swamp Pop with Chris Fontenot.

The Food Show Tuesday 5.12.2020

21 May 2020

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This was a great show. Harlon Pearce from Harlon's L.A Fish called in to talk about wild-caught catfish.

The Food Show Monday 5.11.2020

21 May 2020

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This is the second week of the show and the first show in the tweaked format, featuring a new segment called Ask The Chef. Jacques Saleun from the sad...

The Food Show. Friday 5.08.2020

21 May 2020

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The last show of the first week.  And the best one.

The Food Show Thursday 5.07.2020

21 May 2020

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This fourth day of the show proved some tweaking was in order.

The Food Show. Wednesday 5.06.2020

21 May 2020

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This one was a little better than the others. More callers and fewer problems.

The Food Show. Tuesday 5.05.2020

21 May 2020

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The second edition of The Food Show is slightly better. Some callers make it on, but still plagued with terchnical difficulties.

The Food Show. Monday 5.04.2020

21 May 2020

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The Inaugural show of the new  Food Show was loaded with callers that never got on. Plagued by technical problems throughout, the board at the st...

Tomfoodery April 30th

30 Apr 2020

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Tom and Mary Ann chat about Tom's idol, Arthur Godfrey, raisins, World's Fairs, the Vietnam War's influence on New Orleans cuisine, and farina.

The Times Episode 11

29 Apr 2020

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Tom and Mary Ann  give a very roundabout answer to a question about outdoor dining.

Remembrances: Episode 18

28 Apr 2020

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Tom and Mary Ann talk about restaurants that appeared on the scene immediately after Reconstruction. Commander's Palace, La Louisiane, Madame Begue's,...

Tomfoodery April 28th

28 Apr 2020

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Mary Ann and Tom talk about Chez Panisse, serviceberries, crawfish pie, and Hank Williams and his song, which they sing very badly. Also, Happy Birthd...

Tomfoodery April 27th

27 Apr 2020

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Mary Ann and Tom talk about tea, and roast beef, and prime rib, rib roasts, and maraschino cherries. Also, St Zita.

The Times .Episode 10

27 Apr 2020

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Eric Stuart of The Crescent City Classic visits to chat about where he's been picking up food lately, and what's going on "out there."

Remembrances Episode 17

24 Apr 2020

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Tom and Mary Ann chat with Rob Lary, who reached out to use to reminisce about this and Tom's favorite city.

Tomfoodery April 24th

24 Apr 2020

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Mary Ann and Tom talk about West Texas and soda fountains and prosciutto and Justin Wilson and Julia Child.

Remembrances: Episode 16

23 Apr 2020

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The two most unlikely people in the world, Tom and Mary Ann, talk about long gone pick-up bars in New Orleans

Tomfoodery April 23rd

23 Apr 2020

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Tom and Mary Ann discuss what Shakespeare and our own friend-of-the-show Daniel Lelchuk have in common.  And Mrs. Wheat's pies.

Remembrances: Episode 15 Buffets

22 Apr 2020

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Tom disses and Mary Ann extols some now-defunct buffets.

Tomfoodery April 22nd

22 Apr 2020

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Tom and Mary Ann talk about crawfish versus crayfish, and bisque, and boulettes.

Tomfoodery for April 21st

21 Apr 2020

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Tom and Mary Ann chat about the founding of WSMB radio, and the climate of radio back in 1925. It is also the day Rome was founded in 753 BC, and Mary...

Remembrances: Episode 11

21 Apr 2020

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Tom recounts his career in restaurants, remembering more extinct ones, starting with Etienne's, where Andrea's is now.

Remembrances Episode 14: Anything Goes

20 Apr 2020

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Tom remembers restaurants that were based on something other than food, no matter how absurd.

Tomfoodery for April 20th

20 Apr 2020

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Mary Ann and Tom talk about lima beans and butter beans and pineapple upside-down cake, St. Agnes,  school cafeterias, the Grand Canyon and Marcu...

The Times Episode 9 Grocery Shopping Now

17 Apr 2020

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Nicole Dorignac calls in to talk about how different things are now and where it might go after this is all over. Don Clement, the Gourmet Neighbor ch...