Connelly Hayward is the 4th generation of his family to make red beans, he’s President of L.H. Hayward and Company who make Camellia Brand red beans. Nina Camacho is National Events Director at Jazzmen Rice.

On our first show featuring only guests with nicknames “Jammer” Orintas and “Paco” Robert take on a Christmas hullabaloo at Commander’s Palace to talk about Theo’s Pizza and Dinner Lab – New Orleans’ secret dining society.

Business Manager David Francis and Pulitzer Prize winning Director of State Content for NOLA Media Group James O’Byrne paint a rosy picture of their revolution as the Times Picayune blazes a trail from newsprint to pixels. (thanks to Dirty Coast for show title & T-shirt)

Chris Cuadrado is upending the great NOLA tradition of waiting for snoball season and then waiting on line in the burning heat for a snoball with his revolutionary Snoballs To Go. David Bergeron moved into the historic McKenzie’s Bakery where he’s making his own history with ice cream store Creole Creamery.

In a city known for fine restaurants, Commander’s Palace is both a legend and ever-evolving enterprise, as revered among chefs and service industry workers as it is by the dining public. Cousins Lally Brennan and Ti Martin share the Commander’s culture.