Just south of highway 190 in Mandeville and only about 45 minutes from downtown New Orleans on Girod St lies Duman Artisan Kitchen a husband and wife collaboration that is producing some extraordinary fare in a beautiful setting. Influenced by Turkish, Italian, Israeli and American cooking Ozgur and Bulent Duman have cultivated an eclectic menu the likes of which have not been seen on the northshore before. The Louisiana Eats team recently took a ride across the causeway to St. Tammany Parish to talk with Ozgur about how they came to Mandeville and why they started making pizza.

Food, Drink, RestaurantPoppy TookerAugust 16, 2020Duman Pizz, Louisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Tammany TasteComment

Making Groceries Pandemic Style

On this week's show, we’ve got your full pandemic market report. We begin with Darlene Wolnik, training and technical assistance director for the national Farmers Market Coalition. She gives us an overview of how farmers markets across the country are coping with the changing landscape of Covid-19.

Tasting Tales Alternatives

Until 2020, to every bartender, bar owner, distiller and cocktailian, the third week of July meant Tales of the Cocktail — the annual, international gathering that has dominated the beverage industry scene for the past 16 years. This year's Tales, planned as a virtual, online event, has been postponed until late September. But don’t worry. This week’s Louisiana Eats! is guaranteed to satisfy your Tales itch.

America Eats

On this week's show, we're celebrating the 4th of July holiday by savoring the remarkable diversity that shapes America's food culture.

We begin with Gabrielle Langholtz, author of "America: The Cookbook." Gabrielle’s encyclopedic tome explores our nation’s identity through the immigrant stories and recipes that created American food as we know it.

Food and Race Through the Lens of History

As in cities worldwide, the streets of New Orleans have come alive this spring with protests, marches, and rallies for racial justice. The Crescent City has long been a hotbed for activism and played an important role in civil rights era organizing that helped put an end to Jim Crow. This week, we take a look at the legacy of the segregated South through stories about the intersections of food, race, and labor over the past century.

Iconic Culinary Legends

What does it take to make a name for yourself in the restaurant business? You need nerves of steel, the heart of a hero, and maybe you have to be a little bit crazy. This week we’re visiting with chefs and restauranteurs who are legends in the business.

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerJune 20, 2020Tom Douglas, Donald Link, Pat Gallagher, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment

Quick Bites: Chef Donald Link Uncensored

Donald Link Uncensored At one point during his cooking career, Donald Link s co workers nicknamed him "Hot Shot." Was it deserved That depends on who you ask. Donald shares his side of the story with us in a revealing interview that takes you from the rock and roll kitchens of San Francisco to his award winning restaurants in New Orleans, in this latest Louisiana Eats Quick Bite. Donald Link Uncensored is a Donald Link the public rarely has had a chance to hear.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerJune 20, 2020Donald Link, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment

Breaking the Bonds of Silence: Touring the Whitney Slavery Museum

This week, Louisiana Eats celebrates Juneteenth—the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerJune 13, 2020Whitney Plantation, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment

Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Pat Gallagher

In this time of coronavirus it might be hard to believe that any restauranteur could be expanding their business instead of contracting it. But that is precisely what Chef Pat Gallagher is doing.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerJune 9, 2020Louisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Pat GallagherComment

10 Years of Louisiana Eats!

On this week's show, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of our show's debut!

We've dug through our archives for some of our favorite moments over the past decade, with an emphasis on Louisiana culture and cuisine. The first episode of Louisiana Eats broadcast on June 9, 2010. That year also marked the 125th anniversary of New Orleans’ streetcar line. We look back at our very first field piece, when we took a streetcar ride with the late, great historian Michael Mizell-Nelson.

Saber-Brandishing Bunnies and Tiny Turtles

Since Ralph Brennan and Terry White reopened the venerable Brennan's Restaurant in 2014, they've initiated some new traditions, like champagne sabering in the patio and an annual turtle parade. On this week's show, we speak with general manager Christian Pendleton, who, since the coronavirus shutdown, has been demonstrating the art of sabrage in a series of funny videos posted online. One in particular, which featured him dressed up as the Easter Bunny, became a worldwide sensation

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerMay 9, 2020Ralph Brennan, Terry White, Brennan's Restaurant, Christian Pendleton, Turtle ParadeComment

Quarantine Kitchen Confidential

With the state under lockdown due to Covid-19, Louisiana residents spending more time in their home kitchens than ever before. On this week's show, food columnist and Cooking Up a Storm co-author Judy Walker joins us with ideas and advice on how to make delicious meals during this pandemic, even if you're using a limited pantry.

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerMay 2, 2020Louisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Judy Walker, Brandon Schultz, Melina Hammer, Edwin GarruboComment

April Fool's

This week, Louisiana Eats revisits more cheerful times, with a lighthearted episode from our archives—our April Fool’s Day show from 2017. It’s irreverent. It’s playful. It’s a month
late—and it’s one of our favorites. One of the stories is a joke, but the rest are so wild, you may not be able to separate the fact from the fiction!

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerApril 25, 2020Louisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Bill Schutt, Isaac Toups, Janie Boisclair, Kevin AllmanComment

Postcards From A Pandemic

On this week's show, we learn how the restaurant sector is coping with COVID-19 around the state and beyond. We begin with the story of business partners Emery Whalen and Chef Brian Landry. After the coronavirus shuttered their company, QED Hospitality, the duo were able to change gears to keep employees on the payroll and meet a growing need in healthcare.

COVID-19 Crisis: Keeping Calm By Keeping Busy

Since the coronavirus shutdown, Louisiana Eats has been presenting voices from the hospitality community. This week, we hear from New Orleans restaurant owners and chefs who were interviewed as part of a documentary by filmmakers Jonathan Evans and Marian Gay.

COVID-19 Crisis: Boosting Morale and Adjusting Business

This week, Louisiana Eats continues its examination of the food industry as it deals with the affects of the coronavirus shutdown. Now that the initial shock is starting to wear off, people are asking: how do we do business when doing business as usual is out of the question? How can we adapt to this constantly changing landscape?

Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Emma's Famous Pralines

One of the most charming things about Louisiana are the people you find along the way. On this special podcast, you’ll meet a true treasure of the Northshore, Miss Emma Giron, of Emma’s Famous Pralines in Slidell, Louisiana. Miss Emma is a true food hero, who has devoted much of her life to our most emblematic candy creations, the praline.

Food, DrinkPoppy TookerMarch 29, 2020Louisiana Eats, Tammany Taste, Emma Giron, Emma's Famous PralinesComment

COVID-19 Crisis: Service Workers and Food Delivery At a Distance

We begin with Mark Schettler, manager of Bar Tonique and vocal advocate for New Orleans' service workers. When all bars were ordered closed at midnight on Monday, March 16th, Mark switched into activist mode. We hear how hospitality industry workers are dealing with the crisis following the shuttering of businesses and learn how you can help.

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerMarch 28, 2020Mark Schettler, Beth James, Pythian Market, Bar Tonique, Louisiana Eats, Poppy TookerComment

Alcohol, Abstinence & Alternatives

Another Carnival season is behind us, and for many, it's a time for fasting and abstinence. In 2016, registered dietitian Molly Kimball wrote an article challenging New Orleanians to give up all alcohol from Ash Wednesday until Easter as a way to reboot and learn how alcohol affects our bodies. In the years since, the #AlcoholFreeFor40 Challenge has grown, with Ochsner Eat Fit programs across the state hosting this community initiative. Molly visits our studio to talk about how the challenge has evolved and the impact it has had on the lives of some participants.

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerMarch 18, 2020Molly Kimball, Dylan Lintern, NOLA Brewery, Listen Bar, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment

King Cake Madness

It’s king cake season, and on this week’s Louisiana Eats, we look at how this Carnival indulgence has become the phenomenon it is today. We begin in at longtime family-run king cake purveyor, Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery in Slidell.

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