Quick Bites: At the Fish Camp with the Landrys of Don’s Seafood

When it comes to family, the Landrys of Don’s Seafood are as authentically Louisiana as it gets. In this Louisiana Eats Quick Bite we travel down to Port Sulphur to fish and cook with Donny, Mike and Tracy Landry of Don's Seafood and honorary Landry family member, Eric Mulina who runs the day to day operations and started at Don's Seafood as a server at just 24 years old. Not only do we get a fish fry lesson, but they also share the secrets about catfish, crawfish and chicken in a bag.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerSeptember 12, 2018Don's Seafood, Donny Landry, Mike Landry, Tracy Landry, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Quick BitesComment

Quick Bites: The Science of Water with Eliot Sherman

On this week’s episode, we’re diving into the tempestuous depths of global water issues. Here in Louisiana, we know quite well that living with water can be a constant struggle. Elsewhere, Americans are dealing with the opposite problem, experiencing annual droughts and wildfires that cause other serious hardships. With a look towards the future, today we’re going to turn to an expert on the subject

Poppy TookerAugust 23, 2018Eliot Sherman, EPA, Louisiana Eats, Quick Bites, Poppy Tooker

Quick Bites: "Hi, Anxiety!" Kat Kinsman Explores Chefs With Issues

Kat Kinsman believes that "An Awkward Conversation Won't Kill You." In fact, often, it may actually save your life. Since the suicide of Kat's friend and associate, Anthony Bourdain, the conversation about mental health and substance abuse in the hospitality industry has come into sharp focus. After all, it's the hospitality industry that takes care of everyone else - while no one is taking care of them

Quick Bites: Deep Cuts, Jackie Blanchard of Coutelier

As a young culinary student, Jackie Blanchard strolled the winding streets of Lag-Yol, the tiny French town famous for cutlery. She passed store after store, all proudly proclaiming themselves as “Coutelier” which translates, “Knife Shop.”

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerAugust 5, 2018Jackie Blanchard, Louisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Coutelier, Quick Bites, Brandt CoxComment

Quick Bites: To Beef Or Not To Beef

In May 2018, Dickie Brennan hosted Italian butcher, Dario Cecchini at his New Orleans steakhouse and Tableau on Jackson Square for a meaty and amazing demonstration of deliciousness. Dario’s visit was prompted by the hospitality he’d extended to Dickie’s son, Richard III, during his apprenticeship in Panzano, a little village in Italy’s Chianti region.

Food, DrinkReggie MorrisJuly 27, 2018Louisiana Eats, Dario Cechini, Tableau, Dickie Brennan, Poppy Tooker, Quick BitesComment

Quick Bites: Art & Whiskey, a Conversation with Noah Rothbaum

For spirits expert and author Noah Rothbaum, each whiskey bottle tells a story, and he's proven that idea by writing extensively on the subject. Noah is the Drink + Food Senior Editor for The Daily Beast and the associate editor of the forthcoming book, The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails.

Quick Bites: A Conversation with Kate Gerwin

With Tales of the Cocktail 2018 right around the corner, on today’s podcast,

we'll meet one of the most inspirational cocktailians I've ever encountered

at Tales -- that's Kate Gerwin. Kate was the first American and first female

Bols Around The World bartending champion.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerJuly 11, 2018Kate Gerwin, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment

Quick Bites: George Graham

From the cities to the swamps, Louisiana’s Cajun Country is known for its food, culture, and joie de vivre. Author and blogger George Graham calls Acadiana home, and has made it his mission to preserve and promote Cajun and Creole culture through stories and recipes. He blogs about his food adventures weekly on AcadianaTable.com and is author of the book Acadiana Table: Cajun and Creole Home Cooking from the Heart of Louisiana.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerJuly 4, 2018George Graham, Acadiana Table, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Quick BitesComment

Quick Bites: Alfred Singleton, A Singular Chef

Café Sbisa Executive Chef and Co-Owner, Alfred Singleton has always had a passion for food and entrepreneurship. Born and raised in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Alfred spent nights and weekends at his family's popular sandwich shop, peeling shrimp and paying attention to the details of running a business.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerJune 28, 2018Cafe Sbisa, Alfred Singleton, Bacco, Craig Napoli, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment

Quick Bites: De-cyphering Buttermilk Graffiti

If you are a devoted foodie – it’s a good guess you already know who Edward Lee is. Especially if you caught his Emmy nominated season of Mind of a Chef. Born in Korea, Edward grew up in

Brooklyn, but a single trip to the Kentucky Derby transformed him into a new style Southerner, one whose world includes kimchi with a side of fried boloney.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerJune 21, 2018Louisiana Eats, Edward Lee, Mind of a Chef, Buttermilk Grafitti, Poppy Tooker, Anthony BourdainComment

Quick Bites: Au Revoir, Ms. Ella

Au Revoir, Ms. Ella

There will only be one Ella Brennan. For over seven decades, the matriarch of the Brennan clan influenced and elevated American hospitality like no other. On Thursday, May 31, 2018. Ella Brennan passed away in her Garden District home surrounded by loving family.

In the spring of 2015, Ella welcomed the Louisiana Eats team into her home for a conversation about her life and thoughts on the restaurant industry. In this Louisiana Eats podcast, we’re remembering the unmistakable grand dame and listening once again, to Ella Brennan, in her own words.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerJune 1, 2018Commander's Palace, Chef Emeril Lagasse, Ella Brennan, Louisiana Eats, Poppy TookerComment

Holy Spirits: A Quick Bite With Father Bill Dailey

We’re Holy Rollers this week on Louisiana Eats! Check out Father Bill Dailey on this weeks posdcast.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerMay 31, 2018Louisiana Eats, Food, DrinksComment

Quick Bites: An Arnaud's Centennial Celebration

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerMay 21, 2018Arnaud's, Jane Casbarian, Archie Casbarian, Katy Casbarian, Poppy tooker, Louisiana Eats, Fine DiningComment

Quick Bites: MAKING DIM SUM WITH MAYPOP'S MICHAEL GULOTTA

Poppy TookerApril 19, 2018Maypop, Michael Gulotta, Louisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Hsiao-Ching Chou, Chinese Soul Food

Quick Bites: Boiling Crawfish With Dr. Boil

Annually, all of Louisiana eagerly anticipates the onset of crawfish season and no one knows more about crawfish than Zatarain’s. After all, they’re the folks who actually invented the seasoning mix we all know as Crab Boil, but is actually used for boiling all sorts of seafood along with an amazing array of other ingredients!

Reggie MorrisMarch 28, 2018Zatarain's, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats

Quick Bites: Elmer’s Chocolates – A Louisiana Eats Tricentennial Tribute

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerMarch 13, 2018Poppy Tooker, Elmer Chocolate, Louisiana EatsComment

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