Among a wide variety of other pursuits, Dr. MarkAlain Dery is an HIV doctor. Amid the staggeringly bad news about the rate of HIV infection in New Orleans (second in the nation behind Miami) is the good news that if you have to contract a serious illness – say, diabetes, cancer, or HIV – HIV…
Read MoreA growing trend in the craft cocktail movement has bartenders mixing drinks with little to no alcohol, shifting their focus to flavor. On this week’s show, we’ll explore the new wave of non-alcoholic craft drinks, starting with cocktail vanguards Don Lee and Bobby Murphy, who experiment with non-alcoholic ingredients at the New York City establishment Existing…
Read MoreIf you’re even the tiniest bit cynical about Christmas, you have got to hear Debbie Davis’s impassioned explanation of why Christmas matters. We’re so used to thinking we have to be be smart, ironic and funny in conversation that it’s shocking to hear a completely unvarnished, sincere, heartfelt defense of simple niceness. And then the…
Read MoreThere’s nothing like a cup of good, hot coffee. On this week’s show, we look at the art of the coffee bean in our state and beyond. We begin with a local favorite—PJ’s Coffee—which Phyllis Jordan founded 40 years ago. Phyllis reflects on the early years, when she became the first commercial iced coffee purveyor…
Read MoreOn this week’s show, we indulge our sweet tooth with the help of some influential dessert makers. We visit the Swiss Confectionery, a family-run bakeshop that’s been in business in New Orleans for almost a century. Their custom-made delicacies are fixtures at New Orleans weddings, birthdays, and other celebrations.
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