Posts tagged Nana's Creole Italian Table
An Irish Italian Culinary Parade
An Irish Italian Culinary Parade

From "Cardoons" to "Misbeliefs," "Huckabucks" to "Second Lines" – the Big Easy has a lingo all its own, built on generations of immigrants finding their way to the port of New Orleans, the French Quarter, and finally a life in this city. For centuries, Africans, Southeast Asians, Europeans, and Caribbean Islanders have worked to make a home here, resulting in the hodgepodge of culture New Orleans is today. On this week's show, we examine two immigrant groups who loom large in the story of the Crescent City.

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Book, Cookbooks, Dining, Drink, Bars, Alchohol, Food, History, Memoirs, Parade, Restaurant, Seafood, Whiskey, WhiskyPoppy TookerCreole Italian - Sicilian Immigrants and The Shaping of New Orleans Food Culture, Creole, Justin Nystrom, Sicily, Liz Williams, Nana's Creole Italian Table, Laura Kelley, The Irish in New OrleansComment
Sicilian Stories, New Orleans Style
Sicilian Stories, New Orleans Style

Between 1880 and 1920 over four million Italians immigrated to the U.S., with the majority of Sicilians coming through the port of New Orleans. Their influence here can be found in the food and in the language where special words like niespuli and cucuzza proliferate. On this week's show, we survey those Sicilian connections to learn new things about this place we call home.

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Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Elisa Speranza, The Italian Prisoner, Liz Williams, Nana's Creole Italian Table, Laura Guccione, Napoleon House, Sal Impastato, Ralph BrennanComment