This episode is all about the famous NOLA Réveillon Dinners - 23 courses, all-night parties, holidays done New Orleans Style!
We're blessed with some delicious restaurants in NOLA, and one of my personal favorites is Commander's Palace, a 130-year-old family-run creole restaurant in the heart of the Garden District. I'm talking to Ti Martin, owner of Commander's Palace, about how her family took on the restaurant in the 60s, how they select their ever-changing menu of delectable dishes, what's on the menu for their Réveillon Dinner, and how their waitstaff coordinate so we all get our dishes at the same time. That's real service, y'all! At the end of our conversation, Ti tells us the exciting news about her new fiancée!
Then I talk to NOLA icon Poppy Tooker, New Orleans' native culinary activist, author, and host of NPR-affiliated radio show and podcast, Louisiana Eats! Poppy tells us all about the historic ways NOLA celebrates Christmas with feasts, including the old Réveillon Dinners, and the traditions of the old Catholic French Quarter.
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