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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.

Alchohol, Bars, Book, Cocktails, Cocktail Book, Drink, History, SciencePoppy TookerOctober 4, 2025absinthe, Old Absinthe House, Evan Rail, The Absinthe Forger, Marielle Songy, Absinthe Frappé, Ted Breaux, Louisiana Eats, Poppy TookerComment

South of the Border Spirits and Eats

South of the Border Spirits and Eats

With its proximity to Latin America, Louisiana has long enjoyed a treasure trove of delightful food and spirits from south of the border. This week, we take a long look at that bounty.

Drink, Dining, Cookbooks, HistoryPoppy TookerSeptember 27, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats!, Louisiana Eats, Ted Genoways, Tequila Wars: Jose Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico, Jimena Urrutia, Marcelo Garcia, EmpanolaComment

The Maine Thing

The Maine Thing

Located at the opposite ends of the country, the states of Louisiana and Maine appear to share little in common at first glance. But take a closer look, and you'll see two places that share a passion for their distinct seafood culture – each home to a galaxy of culinary rockstars who elevate their local cuisine. On this week's show, Louisiana Eats takes you with us as we travel to Maine to explore the food scene in the Pine Tree State.

Baking Bonanza

Baking Bonanza

From crumbly cornbread that perfectly complements a home-cooked meal, to warm cookies that can make you forget any problem, baked treats are key to happy eaters everywhere. This week, we celebrate the delicious half-science, half-art that is baking!

Bakery, Dining, Drink, Education, CookbooksPoppy TookerSeptember 12, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, Anne Byrn, Baking in the American South, Jim Lahey, My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work No-Knead Method, Le Creuset, Renato Poliafito, Ciao Gloria, Dolci! American Baking with an Italian AccentComment

The Chinese In New Orleans

The Chinese In New Orleans

New Orleans has long been known for its Spanish, French, and African influences, so it can be easy to overlook the role the Chinese have played in our culture and cuisine since the mid-1800s. On this week's show, we explore the Chinese in the Crescent City – yesterday and today.

Dining, Fishing, Food, History, Restaurant, SeafoodPoppy TookerSeptember 6, 2025Winston Ho, Historic New Orleans Collection, Miss Shirley's, Shirley Lee, Carling Lee, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment

Remembering Katrina, 20 Years Later

Remembering Katrina, 20 Years Later

Twenty years ago, on August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina violently swept through New Orleans. The storm and subsequent levee failures brought chaos and devastation to the city and surrounding areas. On this week's show, as we mark two decades since Katrina, we explore how New Orleans residents and businesses were able to respond quickly and creatively to rebuild our city.

Summer Travel (No Baggage Required)

Summer Travel (No Baggage Required)

Summers in Louisiana tend to linger longer than elsewhere in the U.S., and for many locals, the heat is a perfect excuse to skip town for more exotic destinations. But for those of us who plan to stick around, there are plenty of ways to take a vacation without needing to pack a bag.

Artists, Dining, Drink, Education, Book, FishingPoppy TookerAugust 1, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, Samuel Peery, King Brasserie, The Bell, Exhibition Hub, Titanic: An Immersive Voyage, John ZallerComment

Behind The Bamboo Curtain

Behind The Bamboo Curtain

Although South Louisiana does not provide the easiest growing conditions, when fueled by passion and obsession, it's amazing what can be done. On this week's show, we introduce you to some real alternative thinkers who are successfully cultivating the unusual and the exotic.

Dining, Drink, FoodPoppy TookerJuly 26, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, SG Tiki Farm, Ernie Foundas, Suis Generis, Adrienne Bell, Mark Sanders, Ninth Ward Nursery, Kay Koppedrayer, Cooking With BambooComment

Cocktail Evolution

Cocktail Evolution

Each year in July, cocktailians by the tens of thousands descend on New Orleans for an industry convention unlike any other: Tales of the Cocktail. This week, we take you behind the scenes of the annual five-day event and meet some of the people you might run into there.

Alchohol, Bars, Cocktails, Distillery, Drink, HealthPoppy TookerJuly 19, 2025Tales of the Cocktail, Charlotte Voisey, Eric Seed, Haus Alpenz, Jackie Summers, Sorel, Tim Etherington-Judge, Health Hospo, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment

Kitchen Wisdom

Kitchen Wisdom

Here in Louisiana, intergenerational cooking is a way of life. Who doesn't treasure their great grandmother's gumbo recipe or still use their mom's roasting pan? This week, we talk with Chef Nini Nguyen and Sarah Ahn, two women of East Asian heritage whose families and cultures share that motherly love expressed through food.

Book, Cookbooks, Dining, Food, History, Memoirs, Restaurant, TV, TV ShowPoppy TookerJuly 12, 2025Nini Nguyen, Dac Biet, Sarah Ahn, Ahnest Kitchen, Umma, Louisiana Eats!, Poppy TookerComment

French Connections

French Connections

French culture holds a special place in Louisiana's heart, whether it's music, language, or food! On this week's show, we travel to France virtually and bring home a taste of their lifestyle and cuisine.

Book, Cookbooks, Dining, Drink, FoodPoppy TookerJuly 5, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, Makenna Held, Mostly French: Recipes from a Kitchen in Provence, Alexsandra Crapanzano, Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes, Paris by Mouth, Jennifer Greco, Caractère de Cochon, Dominique RIzzo, Celctica BakeryComment

Rising Horizons

Rising Horizons

A lot of magic can be made with nothing more than flour, sugar, and, of course, butter! On this week's show, we explore the magic that some folks are achieving with just that combination.

Dining, Drink, BakeryPoppy TookerJune 28, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, Juliana Fernandes, Juliana Freire, Juliana's Brazilian Bakery and Cafe, Ralph the Baker, Martha GilreathComment

Louisiana Legends - Part Two

Louisiana Legends - Part Two

This month, as Louisiana Eats marks our 15th anniversary, we're relishing the opportunity to bring you some favorite moments from our archives. We begin with our 2011 interview with the late civil rights activist, Dr. Rudy Lombard. He talks about his role in the 1960 McCrory's lunch counter sit-in and what motivated him to write his seminal 1978 book, "Creole Feast."

Book, Drink, Dining, HistoryPoppy TookerJune 20, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats!, Louisiana Eats, Dr. Rudy Lombard, Creole Feast, Clarence "Buster" Holmes, Barry Martyn, Chef Susan Spicer, Michael Mizell-Nelson, Mildred CovertComment

Louisiana Legends - Part One

Louisiana Legends - Part One

Louisiana Eats hit a major milestone last week – 15 years on the air. That's well over 500 episodes featuring somewhere around a thousand different voices! This week, we bring you three interviews from our archives that celebrate some late, great Louisiana legends.

Dining, TV, History, FoodPoppy TookerJune 14, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats!, Louisiana Eats, Chef Paul Prudhomme, K-Paul's, Chef Frank Brigtsen, Terry Flettrich Rohe, Al ScramuzzaComment

15 Years Of Louisiana Eats!

15 Years Of Louisiana Eats!

On this week's show, we're celebrating the 15th anniversary of our show's debut! We've dug through our archives to bring you some of our favorite moments over the past decade and a half, with an emphasis on Louisiana culture and cuisine. Today's show includes everyone from a voodoo priestess to an oyster shucking legend. We'll take a ride on a New Orleans streetcar and even sip a beer from the first brewery in Shreveport since Prohibition.

Truth And Historical Fiction

Truth And Historical Fiction

With a unique history reaching back centuries, Louisiana is a state that lends itself to storytelling. On this week's show, we're joined by two historians to get the true stories behind some common myths and misconceptions. And sandwiched between them, we speak with two authors of historical fiction whose books make our state's past come alive.

Book, Candy, Dining, Food, History, Street foodPoppy TookerMay 16, 2025Lolis Eric Elie, Elisa Speranza, The Italian Prisoner, Glen Pitre, Advice for the Wicked, Rien Fertel, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats!Comment

New Orleans' Historic Coffee Culture

New Orleans' Historic Coffee Culture

New Orleans began her love affair with coffee three centuries ago. Any local of a certain age can remember the grown-ups of their childhood spending hours around the kitchen table drinking a strong French roast blended with chicory. This week we sit down with a cup of coffee and some folks who can tell us the story of coffee in New Orleans.

Book, Coffee, HistoryPoppy TookerMay 9, 2025Patrick Brennan, Congregation Coffee, Suzanne Stone, David Feldman, New Orleans Coffee: A Rich History, Sharon Dunn Dinkins Dymond, Fabled Labels, Louisiana Eats!, Poppy TookerComment

New Orleans' Enduring Family-Owned Restaurants

New Orleans' Enduring Family-Owned Restaurants

This week, Louisiana Eats takes you to the Williams Research Center for the Historic New Orleans Collection's 2024 Food Forum , where host Poppy Tooker moderated a panel discussion that delved into the fascinating stories of three of the city's most enduring restaurants – all family-owned and -operated for generations.

Ambassadors of Louisiana Cuisine

Ambassadors of Louisiana Cuisine

Whether it's through television, books, or blogs – Louisiana's food culture is reaching audiences far beyond our borders. On this week's show, we meet three unofficial ambassadors who represent our state and cuisine on the world stage.

Food, Cookbooks, Dining, Book, TV ShowPoppy TookerMarch 22, 2025Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Louisiana Eats!, Chef Isaac Toups, Toups' Meatery, Top Chef, Chasing the Gator, George Graham, Acadiana Table, Acadiana Table: Cajun and Creole Home Cooking from the Heart of Louisiana, Chef Kevin BeltonComment

Straighten Up & Fly Right

Straighten Up & Fly Right

While most of the country makes New Year's resolutions that kick in right after January 1st, in Louisiana, there tends to be a slight postponement. That's because Carnival Season, a time of indulgence, kicks off on January 6th with the astounding king cake eating and cocktail drinking that comes with it. So, our resolutions about healthy living and sobriety tend to wait until Ash Wednesday – the day after Mardi Gras. This week, we hear from experts about the merits of clean living.

Book, Dining, Drink, Science, Cookbooks, Food, Health, RestaurantPoppy TookerMarch 15, 2025Louisiana Eats!, Poppy Tooker, Erika Siegel, Dr. Erika Siegel, The Nourish Me Kitchen, Chris Copeland, Dan Forman, NOLA Detox, NOLA Detox and Recovery CenterComment