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Slow Food, Slow Drinks
Slow Food, Slow Drinks

The Slow Food movement sprang to life 40 years ago, when the first McDonald's in Italy was set to open at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome. Founder Carlo Petrini was so horrified by this fast food invasion that he began Slow Food to combat the effects of homogenization and to preserve and celebrate the flavors of regional cuisine. This week, we speak with people who are working to further Slow Food's mission to educate, inspire, and mobilize people toward good, clean, fair food.

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Alchohol, Book, Cocktail Book, Cocktails, Cookbooks, Dining, Drink, Farming, Food, ForagingPoppy TookerPoppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Slow Food, Slow Food International, Slow Food USA, Carlo Petrini, Danny Childs, Slow Drinks, The Ark of Taste, The Ark of Taste: Delicious and Distinctive Foods That Define the United States, David Shields, Giselle Kennedy Lord, Anna Mule, Sarah Lohman, Endangered Eating, Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing FoodsComment
The Absinthe Underground
The Absinthe Underground

From the height of its popularity in the 19th century to its modern revival, absinthe has a long and storied history. A favorite pastime of artists, writers, and bohemians, the spirit known as "the green fairy" was subject to a near global ban for nearly a century due to myths about its hallucinogenic effects. Even after those bans were lifted around the turn of the millennium, its wild and mysterious reputation remains. On this week's show, we delve into the mythical world of this once illicit elixir.

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Alchohol, Bars, Book, Cocktails, Cocktail Book, Drink, History, SciencePoppy Tookerabsinthe, Old Absinthe House, Evan Rail, The Absinthe Forger, Marielle Songy, Absinthe Frappé, Ted Breaux, Louisiana Eats, Poppy TookerComment
The Absinthe Underground
The Absinthe Underground

From the height of its popularity in the 19th century to its modern revival, absinthe has a long and storied history. A favorite pastime of artists, writers, and bohemians, the spirit known as "the green fairy" was subject to a near global ban for nearly a century due to myths about its hallucinogenic effects. Even after those bans were lifted around the turn of the millennium, its wild and mysterious reputation remains. On this week's show, we delve into the mythical world of this once illicit elixir.

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Alchohol, Bars, Cocktails, Book, Cocktail Book, Drink, History, SciencePoppy Tookerabsinthe, Old Absinthe House, Evan Rail, The Absinthe Forger, Marielle Songy, Absinthe Frappé, Ted Breaux, Louisiana Eats, Poppy tookerComment
Bottoms Up Japanese Style
Bottoms Up Japanese Style

Japan may once have seemed like a world away, but the most delicious elements of Japanese food and drink culture have become increasingly embedded in our American psyche. On this week's show, we celebrate the complexity and craftsmanship of Japanese drinking culture.

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Cocktail Book, Dining, Drink, Book, History, Restaurant, Oral HistoryPoppy TookerLouisana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Christopher Pellegrini, Honkaku Spirits, The Shochu Handbook, Stephen Lyman, The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks, Takamine Koji Whisky, izakaya, Jackie Blanchard, Bayou Lafourche, SukebanComment
An Acadiana Road Show
An Acadiana Road Show

On this week’s show, we’re traveling through Acadiana to explore traditional and contemporary Cajun foodways. We begin with George Graham, who shares his obsession through stories of cooking in the region through his nationally recognized blog and book, Acadiana Table: Cajun and Creole Home Cooking from the heart of Louisiana.

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Alchohol, Bars, Book, Cocktail Book, Cookbooks, Dining, Drink, Education, Food, Restaurant, SongsPoppy TookerPoppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Lousiana Eats!, George Graham, Acadiana Table, Acadian Table: Cajun and Creole Home Cooking, Jarred Zeringue, Wayne Jacob's Smokehouse, Cajun Coast, Andouille Sausage, Leroy Thomas, The Jewel of the Bayou, Zydeco RoadRunners, Rock'n'Bowl, Alex Cook, Seat Yourself: The Best of South Lousiana's Local Diner Lunch Houses and Roadside StopsComment