We ve invited some of our favorite guests back for this week s edition of Louisiana Eats They might have all been on the program before, but they ve each got something new to bring to the table. Environmental reporter Paul Greenbergexplains why “the Dead Zone,” in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to be…

When it s unbearably hot in Louisiana, there s not much you can do to beat the heat. Take a tip from the guests on this week s show cool down with a brew or leave town for a couple of weeks. If you head over to the Avenue Pub, expect to be greeted by…

Michel Nischan, Toby Rodriguez, and Brian Kyzar are all men with grand ambitions. Even though they work in different parts of the country, they each plan to bring about changes within their niche of the food industry. Michel s been in the game for over 35 years. Among the many jobs he s had, Michel…

This week s edition of Louisiana Eats investigates health care in the restaurant industry from an insider s point of view. We ll hear about life in the kitchen and the toll it takes on the workers who prepare our food. Join us for conversations with Molly Kimball, Chris DeBarr, Ben Thibodeaux, and Leah Chase….

Despite Louisiana’s scorching temperatures in July, thousands of visitors beat a path to New Orleans in search of a cold cocktail at the annual Tales of the Cocktail event. On this week’s show we’ll hear from the founder of the conference, get a dose of history from the King of Cocktails, and hear how a…

Building a cookbook is a lot of work. From recipe testing to photography sessions to finalized editing, the process can be grueling. On this week s Louisiana Eats we ll hear how it gets done, from beginning to end, from a group of authors and photographers. We ll also discuss how social media has also…

Every year The James Beard Awards are bestowed on the most talented individuals in the professional food industry. Louisiana Eats has been privileged to speak with many of the scholars, philanthropists, and chefs who were honored at this past year s ceremony, so we ve gathered them together to hear how their talents and innovations…

Using food as a way to understand the world is something your parents probably never studied in college, but it’s has become a popular discipline in the past decade. Each year, professor Meryl Rosofsky brings students from NYU’s food studies program to New Orleans for a week long cultural immersion. We join them at Dooky…

As temperatures rise around Louisiana it s become perfectly clear that summer is here. So this week on Louisiana Eats we re talking about traditional summertime foods, picnics, and other ways to keep your kids entertained for the summer. Skip Murray is The Hot Dog Man behind the popular New Orleans chain Dat Dog we…

In Baton Rouge, teenagers looking to turn their lives around are getting involved with Triumph Kitchen. Directors Chris and Sommer Wadsworth join us to share Triumph’s story and then we’ll turn to New Orleans to hear how Liberty’s Kitchen, a local non profit, is doing similar work. Then we’ll be joined by Louisiana Eats regulars…