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Louisiana Eats! 2024 Year In Review
Louisiana Eats! 2024 Year In Review

Another year has come and gone. As we look forward to a new one, Louisiana Eats is taking a moment to reflect on the year that was 2024. First, we remember educator, activist, and former First Lady of New Orleans – Sybil Haydel Morial – with an extended version of our 2016 conversation with her. We also celebrate two restaurateurs who took on the task of feeding food insecure kids over the summer – Amanda and Isaac Toups of Toups' Meatery.

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Food, History, Oral History, Book, MemoirsPoppy TookerSybil Haydel Morial, Leah Chase, Dooky Chase, Dooky Chase's Restaurant, Isaac Toups, Chef Isaac Toups, Amanda Toups, Toups' MeateryComment
Life Lessons and Cantonese Cooking
Life Lessons and Cantonese Cooking

Chinese cooking has been a part of the American dining scene since the mid-1800s and remains an integral aspect of the industry today. This week, we take an in-depth look at the Chinese restaurant tradition from a variety of perspectives.

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Pop-Ups, Memoirs, Restaurant, FoodPoppy TookerRoyal China Restaurant, Shirley Lee, Chef Tang Lee, Tang Lee, Miss Shirley's, Magazine Street, Uptown New Orleans, Carling Lee, Curtis Chin, Detroit, Everything I Learned I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, Chef Andrew Lu, Andrew Lu, Lafayette, Get Your Mom and Dim Sum, Pop-up restaurantComment