On this week’s show, we learn the ins and outs of building a culinary empire from restaurant vanguards in Louisiana and beyond. We begin with self-styled lapsed anarchist Ari Weinzweig, who built a business empire called Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan—beginning in 1982 with just one deli. Rather than open up a franchise, Ari and…
Read MoreOn this week’s show, we look at family businesses that have been finding success through five generations. We begin with Swiss Confectionery, a New Orleans bakeshop that’s been in operation for almost a century. Their custom-made delicacies are fixtures at New Orleans weddings, birthdays, and other celebrations. Then, we meet Master Cooper Ger Buckley of Jameson Whiskey. He builds…
Read MoreOn this week’s show, we visit the Historic New Orleans Collection’s new expansion at 520 Royal Street, the first to house the city’s only continuing exhibit about our most famous neighborhood, the French Quarter. John Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at the HNOC shows us the renovated Seignouret-Brulatour House and galleries, which paint a portrait of the…
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As 2019 comes to an end, we take a look back at some memorable Louisiana Eats highlights from the past year.
We begin by remembering our favorite New Orleans cookbook nook, Kitchen Witch, which sadly closed earlier this year after 20 years in business. Like so many independent bookstores, this local gem was squeezed from multiple directions, including online retail and technology.
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It’s the holiday season, which means that spirits are high – high proof that is! On this week’s show, we’re throwing a holiday party with some cocktail professionals! Is there a bottle of jenever in your bar at home? Unless you’re from the Netherlands – that might not be the case. Gin and jenever…
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