Posts tagged Poppy tooker
The Absinthe Underground
The Absinthe Underground

From the height of its popularity in the 19th century to its modern revival, absinthe has a long and storied history. A favorite pastime of artists, writers, and bohemians, the spirit known as "the green fairy" was subject to a near global ban for nearly a century due to myths about its hallucinogenic effects. Even after those bans were lifted around the turn of the millennium, its wild and mysterious reputation remains. On this week's show, we delve into the mythical world of this once illicit elixir.

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Alchohol, Bars, Cocktails, Book, Cocktail Book, Drink, History, SciencePoppy Tookerabsinthe, Old Absinthe House, Evan Rail, The Absinthe Forger, Marielle Songy, Absinthe Frappé, Ted Breaux, Louisiana Eats, Poppy tookerComment
Let Them Eat Cake!
Let Them Eat Cake!

Whether it's the most elegant wedding reception or a simple family birthday party, no celebration is complete without a cake. On this week's show, we explore this delicious dessert in all its glory.

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Food, Dining, Cookbooks, Bakery, FrancePoppy TookerLouisiana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, Poppy tooker, Charlotte McGehee, Debbie Does Doberge, Aleksandra Crapanzano, Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes, Cake Mix Doctor, Anne Byrne, American CakeComment
Eat It To Save It
Eat It To Save It

In our increasingly fast-paced world, traditional foods and foodways often have trouble competing with speed and convenience. But never fear. All over the planet there are people working to save the superior flavor, nutrition, and cultural significance of heritage foods. On this week's show, we introduce you to some of our greatest heritage food warriors.

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Book, Dining, Farming, Food, HistoryPoppy TookerSarah Lohman, Endangered Eating, Slow Food USA, Ark of Taste, Casey Corn, Recipe Lost and Found, Poppy tooker, Louisiana Eats!Comment
Recipes Lost And Found
Recipes Lost And Found

A recipe can be more than a guide to making food. On this week's show, we meet culinary detectives who are using recipes to unlock the past. We begin with the inspiring story of humanity preserved through recipes from the time of the Holocaust. Chef Alon Shaya joins us to share the story of a family cookbook he encountered while visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and how it led to a collaboration and friendship with Steven Fenves, a man who survived the horrors of that time. Through their Rescued Recipes project, Alon and Steven have raised over $500,000 to benefit the same museum that brought them together.

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Cookbooks, Dining, Drink, Food, HistoryPoppy TookerAlon Shaya, Holocaust, Rescued Recipes, Steven Fenves, Gerald Patout, Lafayette, Miki Pfeffer, Grace King, Mark Twain, Poppy tooker, Louisiana Eats!, Holocaust Memorial MuseumComment
Ghostly Tricks & Treats
Ghostly Tricks & Treats

As we creep closer to October 31, Louisiana Eats is getting into the spooky spirit with our annual Halloween episode. This year, we've cooked up some pretty delicious and unsettling tales for you! Guests include culinary historian Sarah Lohman, who travels back in time to share the earliest food traditions surrounding death, and bartenders Kelsey Ramage and Erin Hayes, who discuss their Halloween-themed pop-up bar experience called Black Lagoon.

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Drink, Dining, Food, HalloweenPoppy TookerSarah Lohman, Palmettos on the Bayou, Ross Dover, Duffy Ramirez, Kelsey Ramage, Erin Hayes, Black Lagoon, Mary Ann Winkowski, Poppy tooker, Louisiana Eats!Comment
St. Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Torre & David Solazzo
St. Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Torre & David Solazzo

For more than 20 years, Torre and David Solazzo have crafted an idyllic small-town life while bringing big, new flavors to Covington diners – first, at their fine-dining establishment, Del Porto Ristorante, and more recently at their gastropub, The Greyhound. We sat down with both chefs to hear how two of the Northshore's favorite restaurants came to be.

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Dining, Drink, FoodPoppy TookerTorre Solazzo, David Solazzo, Torre and David Solazzo, Solazzo, Del Porto, Del Porto Ristorante, The Greyhound, Poppy tooker, Louisiana Eats!, Visit The Northshore Comments
Baby, We're Back!
Baby, We're Back!

Businesses open. Businesses close. But some businesses manage to recover from calamities of biblical proportions. On this week's show, we learn what it takes to rebuild a beloved brand after a long hiatus. We speak with Drew Ramsey, whose family has run Hubig's, makers of New Orleans' favorite hand pies for three generations. Then, we hear from both Vance and Julia Vaucresson about the revival of their third-generation sausage company.

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Dining, FoodPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats!, Poppy tooker, Drew Ramsey, Hubig's Pies, Vaucresson Sausage, Vaucresson's Creole Cafe & Deli, Vance Vaucresson, Julie VaucressonComment
St. Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Covington Farmers Market
St. Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Covington Farmers Market

Every Saturday morning, the Covington Farmers Market delivers a delicious dose of family fun in the heart of the city’s downtown. Founded in the mid-1990s, long before the farm-to-table craze began, the market was hardly an overnight success. On this podcast, we speak with three individuals who were instrumental in getting the Covington Farmers Market off the ground and shaping it into what it is today.

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Dining, Drink, FoodPoppy TookerCovington Farmers Market, Bo Gallup, Jan Biggs, Ann McKenzie Mellon, Poppy tooker, Louisiana Eats!, Visit The NorthshoreComment
Siblings, Spouses & Snoballs
Siblings, Spouses & Snoballs

Peanut butter and jelly. Onions, bell peppers, and celery. The food world is filled with dynamic duos and terrific trios. On this week's show, we meet spouses, siblings, and close friends whose bonds have been deeped by their love of food, drink, and music.

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Food, Drink, Dining, HistoryPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats!, Chance in Hell Snoballs, Kitten N' Lou, Marc Ardoin, Rouses Markets, Poppy tooker, Alfredo Nogueira, Fredo Nogueira, Vals, Juan Nogueira, Ray Bordelon, BJ Bordelon, Southern Food and Beverage MuseumComment
The Call Of The Wild
The Call Of The Wild

In her book, To Boldly Grow, author Tamar Haspel uses the term "first-hand food" to describe anything you get with your own two hands – meals we grow, fish, hunt, or even forage. According to the Washington Post food columnist, growing and sourcing your own food just makes it taste better. On this week's show, we get our hands dirty and meet some people who have a passion for the great outdoors.

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Dining, FoodPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats!, Poppy tooker, Tamar Haspel, To Boldly Grow, Dominique Fleitas, Audubon Zoo, Danlyn BrennanComment
Northshore Road Trip
Northshore Road Trip

On this week's show, we’re trekking across the Causeway once again to explore the culinary scene in St. Tammany Parish. We begin at Backwater Farmstead in the rural town of Bush, Louisiana. There, Ross McKnight and his family make foie gras, a luxury food they hope to make more accessible in our state.

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Dining, Drink, FoodPoppy TookerBackwater Foie Gras, Backwater Farmstead, Ross McKnight, Jeremy Reilly, Alyssa Reilly, Restaurant Cote, Nick Asprodites, The Blue Crab Restaurant, Chef Jeff Mattia, Pyre Provisions, Pyre BBQ, Poppy tooker, Louisiana Eats!Comment
The Creole African Connection
The Creole African Connection

Historically, when people consider the roots of classic Creole food, the French are given most of the credit. But lately there has been increasing focus on the African hand that stirred those pots. New Orleans has been blessed in recent years with an influx of young African chefs and restaurateurs who have been busy shedding new light on where our food really came from. On this week's show, we honor those ancestors with the help of New Orleans’ new African culinary guard.

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Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerLouisana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, Poppy tooker, Poppytooker.com, Addis NOLA, Dr. Biruk Alemayehu, Prince Lobo, Fanta Tambajang, Bennachin, Queen Ndir, Ndindy African CuisineComment
Family Style Food Love
Family Style Food Love

What does family mean to you? For the folks on this week's show, when it comes to food, family means everything. NOCCA Culinary Arts student and Chopped Junior champion Retiba Hagazzi is a perfect example of that. The bright, ambitious teenager learned how to love people through food from her father, Khalid. They share that love with the world every time their food truck, Sittoo's Kitchen pulls up. They join us in the studio to share their story.

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Drink, Dining, FoodPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, Poppy tooker, NOCCA, Retiba Hagazzi, Sittoo's Kitchen, Jarred Zeringue, Wayne Jacob's Smokehouse, Wayen Jacob, LaPlace, Vacherie, Southern and Smoked: Cajun Cooking through the Seasons, Poor Boy, John Gendusa, Jason Gendusa, Gendusa family bakeryComment
...And More King Cake
...And More King Cake

On this week's show, we continue our exploration of all things king cake. Throughout Carnival season, local bakers are hard at work creating their own spin on the treat – one that can make or break their year. When Steve Himelfarb and his wife Becky Retz opened Cake Café, they set out to develop their own signature cake – a delicious combo of apple and goat cheese that has outlasted the bakery itself. We catch up with Steve at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) where his king cake has become an annual fundraising tradition.

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Food, Dining, Drink, CookbooksPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats, Poppy tooker, Steve Himelfarb, NOCCA, Matt Haines, The Big Book Of King Cake, Dominique Rizzo, Celtica Bakery, king cake, Sally Asher, Melissa Vandiver, The Mermaids of New OrleansComment
Ella Brennan Award Winners
Ella Brennan Award Winners

New Orleans chefs Susan Spicer and Frank Brigtsen are both culinary icons. They are also back-to-back recipients of the coveted Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award, presented each year by the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience. On this week's show, we sit down with both honorees – who each have culinary careers spanning over 40 years – to learn about their successes and the challenges they overcame to become the legends they are today.

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Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats!, Poppy tooker, Susan Spicer, Bayona, Rosedale, Frank Brigtsen, Brigtsen's, New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, Ella Brennan, Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement AwardComment
St. Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Abita Brew Pub
St. Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Abita Brew Pub

Abita Brew Pub is owned and operated by the second generation of the Essaied family who serve delicious American fare in a comfortable, casual atmosphere right on the Abita Springs Trailhead. Every November, the world comes straight to the pub's door when they host the annual Abita Fall Fest, bringing 12 hours of nonstop music, food, and fun. We sat down with Anthony Essaied and his ace volunteer Jamie Foster to learn more about the Brew Pub's story and the Abita Fall Fest.

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Drink, Dining, FoodPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats!, Poppy tooker, Abita Brew Pub, Abita Springs, Anthony Essaied, Jamie Foster, Abita Fall FestComment