Happy Birthday, Leah Chase
Join us this week as we celebrate the 96th birthday of a New Orleans icon, our dear friend, Leah Chase. We’ll spend the hour honoring Leah’s talent and achievements as the undisputed Queen of Creole Cooking.
Read MoreJoin us this week as we celebrate the 96th birthday of a New Orleans icon, our dear friend, Leah Chase. We’ll spend the hour honoring Leah’s talent and achievements as the undisputed Queen of Creole Cooking.
Read MoreOn this week’s show, we look back on the lives of some extraordinary people we lost in 2018. We begin by revisiting our 2011 conversation with the late, great Anthony Bourdain. We had the opportunity to speak with Anthony after he was hired as a scriptwriter for the HBO series, Treme. Seven years later, we were absolutely…
Read MoreOn this week’s show, we meet the great Dario Cecchini, a world renowned Italian butcher. Dickie Brennan invited the Cecchini family to New Orleans earlier this year to return the exceptional hospitality Dario had extended to Dickie’s son, Richard Brennan III, who served as Dario’s apprentice in Italy. Dario and his wife, Kim, join us…
Read MoreWhen it comes to historic restaurants, there’s no place like home – if you’re lucky enough to call New Orleans home! On this week’s show, we time travel through the storied past of iconic French Quarter landmark, the Napoleon House. Chef Chris Montero gives us a tour of the historic property, from the bar to the cupola…
Read MoreEach year around the holidays, we shift our collective focus for a few weeks. In addition to thinking about our own needs, we think about others. We buy gifts. We listen to music that’s all about unanimity. And we give to charity. For some people, this kind of largesse is not confined to the weeks between…
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