Louisiana Fish Fry
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Dorignac’s Food Center
Blue Plate Mayo
Rouses Markets
L.H. Hayward & Company
Chef Edgar "Dook" Chase IV, grandson of Louisiana legend Leah Chase, is star of the brand-new WYES cooking series, "Dook Chase: A Chef’s Journey." Each episode takes viewers on a food tour of New Orleans, as Dook meets with chefs, restaurateurs, and local culinary talent. On this week's show, we sit down with Chef Dook and speak with two guests featured on his show about their chef journeys.
Read MoreNew Orleanians have always loved to cook and to share what they've made with others. So it makes sense that as soon as there was television, there was a Crescent City chef on the screen spreading the good news of New Orleans food. The first was an African American cooking star named Lena Richard, who made her TV debut on WDSU-TV in 1949. Fast forward to today, and it’s tough to tune in to any cooking show and not see a familiar face. This week, three local chefs walk us through the fun and the frenzy of their television encounters.
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