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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.

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In Memorium 2018: Culinary Legends Lost

On 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…

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Any Way You Slice It

On 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…

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Serving Up Great Restaurants With A Slice Of History

When 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…

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Hold The Liquor

A 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…

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