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Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 06.08.2021Mandina's. Alfresco dining. Tom Brown calls in from North Carolina to talk about his life's work and passion, bringing back heirloom varieties of apples from Appalachia.2021-06-091h 54Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. 05.19.2021Stan Meadows called in after two weeks, this time from his home state of Kentucky. We talked burgoo and Kentucky Hot Brown sandwiches, as well as Amish culture and food. Also, a report on Coquette, Devil's Food Cake, and an account of Prom Night from Tom himself, as written in 2017.2021-05-201h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 05.13.2021Nicole Dorignac called in to talk grocery items but we wound up talking prom with Tom, because it was Prom day. And we talked about macquechoux, succotash, and school cafeteria food.2021-05-141h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 04.01.21Tom's favorite day of the year.2021-04-132h 01Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 03.31.21Tom's favorite day of the year.2021-04-132h 01Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 03.10.2021The first half-hour of the show included a statement about Tom, his legacy, and the future of The Food Show. It was the anniversary of Tom's first radio food critique, 46 years ago right here on WGSO.2021-03-111h 57Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. 02.22.2021A special day today. The birthday of Aline Gremillion Fitzmorris, the woman who taught Tom to love food. She would be 109. In her honor, we talked about Cajun food, including a report on the new restaurant Etouffee in Covington, whose proprietors hail from Cut Off. And Sal Sunseri from P & J Oysters called in to answer a question about where oyster babies come from.2021-02-231h 58Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 02.09.2021A lengthy report on all the weekend birthday festivities for Tom's 70th.2021-02-191h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. 02.08.2021A lot of reporting on a big weekend of eating all around. Tom's 70th birthday party at Antoine's, and the party after at Rest A While Sunday on the Mandeville Lakefront. And some Super Bowl party reports. Ending in some eulogizing of Bonnie Warren, a local PR treasure and prolific writer.2021-02-092h 14Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. 1.05.2021Eleven pipers. We talked about yams, whipped cream, and the Burger King whopper, as well as Tom's first visit to a Burger King..2021-01-121h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 11.09.2020It was national Split Pea Soup day. We talked about Tom Snyder and Borden Milk.2020-11-172h 02Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. 10.22.2020It's Thursday and that means a report from the Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac, who calls in each week to tell us what to expect missing from the grocery shelves in this new COVID world. And why. We had the mom throwdown with the Connell sisters and Nicole, but the sentimental favorite Aline Fitzmorris (Tom's mom) won today for stuffed bell peppers. We also talked about alligators and Vitamin C and neighborhood groceries. And Del Frisco.2020-10-232h 02Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Wednesday 9.9.2020It's Wednesday so that means Stan our traveling man called in from Idaho, where he was standing by on his way to the Idaho Potato Museum, home of the world's largest Pringle. he planned to get takeout (all that is allowed) from the museum's restaurant. He will report next Wednesday on his all-potato meal. There was a two-hour wait for food. If that doesn't prove his commitment to food, what does? 2020-09-102h 06Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Tuesday 9.8.2020Ashley Jones called in to talk about her passion for cast iron cookware, which started when her new mother-in-law gave her a family heirloom. We talked about seasoning pans, the health benefits of cast iron, ad its newfound resurgence in popularity. Her great book, Cooking With Cast Iron: The Complete Guide to Selecting, Seasoning, Cooking, And More is, like its author, full of heart and exuberance about the subject. Visit her blog at bigsisterknows.com2020-09-101h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Thursday 9.3.2020We were visited by the Red Bean Edition, our daughter Mary Leigh, and we talked about processed cookies like E..L.Fudge and L'il Debbie. And the Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac checked in with us to report on the grocery situation in COVID world.2020-09-051h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Friday 9.4.2020We talked to Bobby Brocato, who wrote the book Food For Kings: Diamond Jim, A New Orleans Legend, which is a wonderful map of the influence on the New Orleans culinary landscape of the Immigrants from Sicilian in creating the hybrid "New Orleans Italian" cuisine. All the families are connected, and the book traces that history while highlighting the specific contributions to New Orleans that Brocato's grandfather, Diamond Jim Moran made at his La Louisiane. And we talked about macadamia nuts and baked oysters.2020-09-051h 57Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Wednesday 9.2.2020We didn't have our regular Wednesday call from our traveling guy Stan Meadows. He is Montana without cell service right now. Instead, we talked about frittatas and barbershop singing.2020-09-031h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Tuesday, 9.1.2020Neil Swidler , the new Culinary Director at Felix's ( a restaurant group that had previously not had such a person) called in to talk about his plans for making the food at Felix's more inventive and fun. And gourmet, using his experience at Emeril's and Broussard's and the sadly short-lived Lucky Rooster. We had some good calls too.2020-09-021h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Monday 8.31.2020We talked about eating over the weekend, and about squid.2020-09-021h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. 8.28.2020Michael Dominici of Dom's Soul Food, a pop-up and his career change since COVID. And we talked bananas and plantains.2020-08-311h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Thursday 8.27.2020The Grocery Goddess calls in for her regular report. Nicole Dorignac of Dorignac's talks about the things people grab for hurricanes. And liver cheese, of course.2020-08-311h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Wednesday 8.26.2020Our friend and traveling man Stan Meadows called in to talk about his honorable mention for his peach butter at the Wyoming State Fair, and his lasso lessons. 2020-08-311h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Tuesday 8.25.2020We talked about hurricanes and food preparations, and how they have changed through the years.2020-08-311h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Friday 8.21.2020It was a nice surprise to hear from one of our favorite callers for the first time since the move. Mike the oenophile, checked in.2020-08-311h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThursday, 8.20.2020The Grocery Goddess, Nicole Dorignac, called in to talk about items that come and go on grocery store shelves in COVID world. We have learned a lot about supply chain interruptions from Nicole, who talks to the people on the floor who make it all happen every day. This is a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of the people who made your food available every day.2020-08-311h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Wednesday 8.19.2020We talked to Audrey Johns, who lived in Harvey as a child, and who now lives in Idaho, where she has just released her fourth bestseller in four years. She lost 150 pounds in 11 months and started her popular blog Lose Weight By Eating. We want to have her back to show us how to make our food diet food.2020-08-271h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Tuesday 8.18.2020We talked about the defunct and much-beloved restaurant Genghis Kahn, helmed by Symphony violinist Henry Lee. The stories of that restaurant (which was almost a community) spawned a number of callers wanting to reminisce. We also talked about the Caribbean Room, fondly remembered for many things, but none more than the Mile High Pie. it was National Ice Cream Pie Day. 2020-08-271h 55Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Monday, August 17, 2020On this, national Caramel Custard Day, we compared flan, cup custards, Crème Brûlée, and where around town the best versions of each could be found. We tried to remember if Galatoire's is a basic cup custard or not. And we talked about lipstick on restaurant glassware, on this day that chemist Hazel Bishop developed a lipstick that was permanent.2020-08-271h 54Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Monday 8.17.2020We talked about the difference in buffets and boo' fets.2020-08-201h 55Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Friday 8.14.2020It was a short show today because the power went out on the north shore because of a big storm. Until then we talked about Tony Mandina's , where one of us had lunch - the other went to Andrea's2020-08-151h 29Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Thursday 8.13.2020We were visited by Nicole Dorignac the Grocery Goddess, reporting on the status of your grocery shelves. We talked about the "circle" where Dorignac's has specialty grab-n-go items from restaurants around town. She explained the guidelines for this, and we talked about production lines and agricultural snafus, and all the things down the chain that can affect your shopping experience. And we talked about Julia Child and steaks because it is National Filet Mignon Day2020-08-151h 57Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Wednesday 8.12.2020Winnie Brown with the WYES auction called in to talk about Tom Benson's wine collection up for purchase in their annual fundraising auction. And staycations. And restaurant gift certificates. But that's only food and fun. There are other luxury items to be had, but it closes tomorrow night at 10. After Winnie, we had our regular Wednesday visitor, Stan Meadows calling in from Wyoming to report on the Wyoming State Fair, where he feels pretty confident he will collect the blue ribbon for his peach butter.2020-08-131h 55Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Tuesday 8.11.2020We started the show yesterday with a call from Peyton Burrell, who is a graduate of NOCHI who has returned to town and opened gourmandneworleans.com, an interesting idea that allows someone to eat restaurant-quality meals they assemble from home. The website is gorgeous and we are excited about this. Another guest is part of a series of women chefs in New Orleans who are part of a WYES series Kitchen Queens of New Orleans. Amarys Herndon from Palm & Pine wowed us with talk of how she has adapted to COVID. (Check out the plate lunches from here.)2020-08-121h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Monday 8.10.2020Jorges Enriques and Gus Martin called in to talk about their influence on the Keith Young brand. These two consummate professionals were with the Dickie Brennan group for 27 and 30 years, respectively, They were hired to add a little pop to the reliable and consistent brand, which we have already seen. This week or next, Five Girls opens in the space formerly occupied by Keith's much-loved Crabby Shack. During the lockdown, Keith and Linda went in to spruce it up and wound up starting over with an upscale breakfast place and lunches of gourmet sandwiches and salads, as well as...2020-08-111h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Friday 8.7.2020The show began with a report from Henry, our producer, who went to Mosca's the previous evening in a recommendation from us. He went with Tom's suggestion to get the Oysters Mosca and was quite satisfied. Ali Loftin called and it was a busy show. We talked about bruschetta and its proper pronunciation.2020-08-111h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Thursday 8.6.2020The Grocery Goddess called in today. Nicole Dorignac didn't have the bad news she had last week, or are we just getting used to shortages? And we talked about a delicious lunch we had today at Ristorante Fillippo.2020-08-071h 58Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Wednesday 8.5.2020Husband and wife team Christina do Carmo and Dana Honn from Carmo and Cafe Cour called in to talk about their appearance Saturday on The Kitchen Queens of New Orleans cooking show on Channel 12.. This was a great conversation. Today was oyster day, and who to better talk oysters than Tom?. We listed favorite oyster dishes of the baked variety, and we talked mustard. All kinds.2020-08-061h 57Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Tuesday 8.4.2020The long and winding road of the Food Show on display again. We talked about a steak dinner at Austin's Monday night but it got parsed into a discussion of bread, then steaks, then sides. And we had some good callers.2020-08-061h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 8.3.2020No guest today but good calls. We talked about Gulf Coast dining. The dearth of good restaurants is a problem. And we talked a lot about the Sycamore House in Bay St. Louis. But we mostly had a good list of food reporting from another busy eating weekend.2020-08-042h 02Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Friday 7.31.2020Richard Hughes, owner of the Pelican Club, called in to talk about his COOLinary, and we forgot to wish him a Happy 30th Anniversary. And Tanya Dubuclet of Neyow's Creole Cafe called in to talk about her episode of Channel 12's Kitchen Queens of New Orleans. Plus our usual silly food banter.2020-08-021h 59Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Thursday. 7.30.2020Really fun show today. The Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac called in and took a lot of calls about the Dorignac family history.2020-07-312h 00Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Wednesday 7.29.2020Stan Meadows checked in with us from his motorhome in Oletha Colorado, where we talked of fresh produce and his peach butter entry in the Wyoming State fair, where he plans to conquer a competition with that, and a special cherry variety in another contest.. And Jim Richard dropped in for a minute to talk about Trenasse.. But mostly we talked about where we will be sending producer Henry on his food quest.2020-07-302h 07Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Tuesday. 7.28.2020We talked about the anniversary of the New Orleans Menu moving to an online format in 1997. We talked about cucuzzas, milk chocolate, and potatoes, as well as Louis's Lunch in New Haven, home of the first hamburger. And Liz Boekman from Fidelity Bank called in to talk about the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation's Power Plate program.2020-07-281h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Monday 7.27.2020Well, they can't all be gems. We spent the show trying to remember things. We talked about 7 on Fulton and Scotch and Crème Brûlée. And Coq au vin.2020-07-281h 57Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Friday 7.24.2020T.G.I.F. Fun show today, with an atypical amount of callers. We talked Welsh Rarebit and peach butter and spumoni and custard.2020-07-252h 01Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Thursday. 7.23.2020The Grocery Goddess (aka Nicole Dorignac) calls in to talk about the state of grocery shopping in this strange new world. It is also National Vanilla Ice Cream, and we talked ice cream trucks and also festoons of cheese, as well a Robert Parker, wine writer extraordinaire.2020-07-241h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Wednesday 7.22.2020We talked about peach butter and great Mexican bakeries with Stan Meadows, calling in from Oletha, Colorado. And we talked about mangoes and bananas and other fruits, including durian. Tom, who loves stinky cheese, found durian too foul.2020-07-221h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Tuesday 7.21.2020Rock Rapashayev called in to talk about his roots in Georgia (the country) and how he came to be the new proprietor of Neely's Pizzeria in Mandeville. And we talked about junk food and Ernest Hemingway..2020-07-221h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Monday 7.20.2020Chef Diva from Diva Dawgs, also known as Ericka Lassair, calls in to talk about her upcoming appearance on Kitchen Queens of New Orleans on Channel 12 this Saturday and Sunday. And we talked about lollipops and fortune cookies and our weekend trip to the Jourdan River Steamer.2020-07-201h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Friday 7.17.2020The subject was anniversaries. The Food Show turns 32 tomorrow and we reminisced with callers, including Stu Barash, who met his wife on the show 16 years ago. And we talked Mr. B's who celebrates 41 years today. And parsley, which is not celebrating a birthday or anniversary. 2020-07-181h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Thursday 7.16.2020Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac called in to talk about liver cheese. and Cascade dishwashing liquid. But mostly we talked seafood boats.2020-07-171h 59Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Wednesday. 7.15.2020We talked entree salads on this, National Entree Salad day. And we talked about the El Tovar Hotel food at the Grand Canyon. And Stan Meadows called in to talk about fresh food and farming and growing pinto beans, in his weekly report from the road.2020-07-161h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Tuesday 7.14.2020We talked macaroni and cheese and pate, and Jeff Mattia from Pyre Provisions called in to talk about barbecue and global cuisine, and duck hummus. 2020-07-1500 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Monday 7.13.2020A fun show today. No guests. Lots of callers. National French Fry Day. We talked Paul Prudhomme and sous vide and In'N'Out burgers.2020-07-141h 57Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Friday 7.10.2020Chef Michael Gottlieb calls in from the sensational new fraternal twin restaurants of Tchefuncte's and Anchor in the old Friends building in Madisonville. And that spawns a conversation about restaurants in a class by themselves. Revolution, ... and?2020-07-111h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show. Thursday 7.09.2020The Grocery Goddess Nicole Dorignac calls in to help us find our way in the new reality. We also talked omelets and sugar cookies..2020-07-101h 50Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Wednesday. 7.08.2020Stan Meadows calls in from Colorado to talk fresh corn and green chiles and a hip hamburger in Gunnison.. Also Absinthe, and Oysters Rockefeller..2020-07-092h 07Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Tuesday 7.7.2020A fun show today. We talked with one of our sponsors, Chris Nobles of Piety and Desire Chocolate, a premium artisan chocolatier. He was fascinating as he described the process of bring cacao beans to chocolate bars, and in his case, beautiful bon bons.2020-07-081h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show 6.15.2020Eric Veney from Muriel's called in as our chef helper in the Ask The Chef segment. The Vintage Tom was Etienne's in Metairie, and we talked about The Poorboy Passport and other special things on our website. And we tried to get fascinating calls so someone can win a case of Creole tomatoes and another one of Creole Tomato salad dressing from Cousins Salad dressings.2020-06-161h 56Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Food Show Friday. 5.22.2020A great conversation about school cafeteria food was started by our favorite ex-pat, Alan from Seattle. And another more commercial cafeteria conversation sprouted up from our Vintage Tom piece of the day - Wise Cafeteria. And two new words were created that you'll hear a lot: quantifood and it's more appealing counterpart...qualifood.2020-05-232h 01Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery April 30thTom and Mary Ann chat about Tom's idol, Arthur Godfrey, raisins, World's Fairs, the Vietnam War's influence on New Orleans cuisine, and farina.2020-04-3028 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Times Episode 11Tom and Mary Ann give a very roundabout answer to a question about outdoor dining.2020-04-2926 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances: Episode 18Tom and Mary Ann talk about restaurants that appeared on the scene immediately after Reconstruction. Commander's Palace, La Louisiane, Madame Begue's, and the lesser-known Gem on Royal Street and Victor's. Also Maylie's, not because it was part of this group, but just because.2020-04-2824 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery April 28thMary Ann and Tom talk about Chez Panisse, serviceberries, crawfish pie, and Hank Williams and his song, which they sing very badly. Also, Happy Birthday to Richard Hughes, owner of the Pelican Club.2020-04-2831 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery April 27thMary Ann and Tom talk about tea, and roast beef, and prime rib, rib roasts, and maraschino cherries. Also, St Zita.2020-04-2731 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 17Tom and Mary Ann chat with Rob Lary, who reached out to use to reminisce about this and Tom's favorite city.2020-04-2426 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery April 24thMary Ann and Tom talk about West Texas and soda fountains and prosciutto and Justin Wilson and Julia Child.2020-04-2427 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances: Episode 16The two most unlikely people in the world, Tom and Mary Ann, talk about long gone pick-up bars in New Orleans2020-04-2326 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery April 23rdTom and Mary Ann discuss what Shakespeare and our own friend-of-the-show Daniel Lelchuk have in common. And Mrs. Wheat's pies.2020-04-2327 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances: Episode 15 BuffetsTom disses and Mary Ann extols some now-defunct buffets.2020-04-2229 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery April 22ndTom and Mary Ann talk about crawfish versus crayfish, and bisque, and boulettes.2020-04-2222 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 21stTom and Mary Ann chat about the founding of WSMB radio, and the climate of radio back in 1925. It is also the day Rome was founded in 753 BC, and Mary Ann recalls going to a birthday celebration at the Circus Maximus in 2014. Also frozen pizza, Romano cheese, and rosemary.2020-04-2127 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances: Episode 11Tom recounts his career in restaurants, remembering more extinct ones, starting with Etienne's, where Andrea's is now.2020-04-2129 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 14: Anything GoesTom remembers restaurants that were based on something other than food, no matter how absurd.2020-04-2025 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 20thMary Ann and Tom talk about lima beans and butter beans and pineapple upside-down cake, St. Agnes, school cafeterias, the Grand Canyon and Marcus Aurelius.2020-04-2022 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 17thTom and Mary Ann Chat about cheese balls and crawfish boulettes and hogshead cheese. And something much more gourmet - pancetta.2020-04-1727 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 16thTom and Mary Ann talk Eggs Benedict, Mr. B's, Ruth Fertel, Solari's, La Louisiane, and gout.2020-04-1629 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Times Episode 8 Dlivery NolaMary Ann and Tom chat with Drew Herrington and Stephen Bandi of Dlivery Nola about the madness-inside-the-madness that is food delivery in these times.2020-04-1635 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 15thMary Ann and Tom talk soufflé potatoes and garbanzo beans and MacDonald's vs. In 'N'Out and The Burger Joint and Popeye's Chicken Sandwich, Seagram's and The Poddle Dog Restaurant....ending with a most interesting quote from Leonardo da Vinci.2020-04-1534 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Times Episode 7Tom and Mary Ann reunite with Chef Andrea for a chat. And Ron the Gourmet Waiter calls in with his own list.2020-04-1531 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 13 . Shopping in New OrleansTom remembers his favorite supermarket of all time - Pap's in Gentilly, but the conversation moved on to all the others too.2020-04-1432 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 10thMary Ann and Tom talk soft shell crabs, and buster crabs, and a lobster named Larry and thinking too much about your food. Also Paul Theroux.2020-04-1130 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Times Episode 6Daniel Lelchuk checks in with Tom from New Hampshire. They reminisce about the origins of their acquaintance, music, Topol, Tom's violin, and a little food talk.2020-04-1132 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 9th Part 2Tom and Mary Ann continue foodstuffs for the day, including gumbo z'herbes, Leah Chase, Dennis Quaid, Paulina Porizkova, and Anthony Bourdain. Also bento boxes. We did two of these today and they overlap a bit, but both are fun.2020-04-1021 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Times Episode 5Tom and Mary Ann talk to Michael DePaolo from Pythian Market about a group of food stalls transforming into a major catering operation, feeding hundreds (fun tidbit: Meribo Pizza can crank out 50 pizzas in 15 minutes in their 800-degree oven) And Alan from Seattle checks in from his isolation.2020-04-1038 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 4Tom reaches back in time to talk about the Bon Ton, and what it meant to him.2020-04-0930 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 8thMary Ann and Tom chat about the French Riviera, empanadas, Hubig's pies, Mrs. WHeat's, spoonbread, and milk in glass bottles returnable for deposit.2020-04-0929 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 5: More on the Grande DamesTom talks about New Orleans restaurants he has loved in his near half-century career. This episode continues to feature the Grande Dames, starting with Arnaud's.2020-04-0729 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 9: The West EndTom reminisces with Mary Ann about all the great restaurants at the New Orleans lakefront West End, that "ain't dere no more."2020-04-0626 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 5Tom revisits the halcyon days of the Sazerac, remembering in particular the hospitality genius of Tommy Andrade.2020-04-0530 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Times Episode 3Tom and Mary Ann catch up with some regular callers and friends of the show to discuss the weird circumstances of late. Sal, Ron the gourmet waiter, and Michael from California call in to talk about how they are coping with these strange new times.2020-04-041h 00Food Talk with Tom FitzmorrisTomfoodery for April 2ndTom and Mary Ann talk peanut butter and jelly, churros, Buddy Ebsen, seafood beignets, and The White House Easter Egg Roll.2020-04-0329 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 8Mary Ann interviews Tom on his nearly 50-year-career. This one about the print version of the New Orleans Menu.2020-04-0229 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe Times Episode 2Tom and Mary Ann talk about the strange times in which we now live. Daniel Lelchuk, the gourmet cellist, sometime fill-in host and general great friend of the show, calls in from his own isolation in New Hampshire to report on all his cooking.2020-04-0130 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 7: Tom talks about his nearly 50-year-career in foodMore reminiscences about favorite bygone restaurants: Begue's, Luther's, Occhipinti's, The Red Onion, Stonebreaker's, Doug's, Barecca's, and Corky's.2020-03-3129 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 2: The Flambeau RoomTom reflects on his nearly 50-year career. His introduction to fine dining at UNO, where a gourmet meal with all the finery went for under $2 at the Flambeau Room, the on-site restaurant for professors and meetings, and curious students like Tom.2020-03-3029 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 3: The Beginning of the Food ShowA frank discussion with Tom Fitzmorris about how The Food Show originated, how he got hired, and the first few episodes of the show. 2020-03-2330 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisRemembrances Episode 1: The Beginning of Tom's Passion for FoodStarting in his childhood, continuing as he discovers food at school, the Time Saver, high school, and college. It ends with his discovery of fine dining.2020-03-2030 minFood Talk with Tom FitzmorrisThe List Is BackThe Food Show with Tom Fitzmorris returns after a COVID-19 hiatus. Enjoy this first attempt at podcasting from home while the studio is on shutdown. We will be working to improve this quality in the coming days. 2020-03-1930 min
Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New OrleansTom Fitzmorris, Host of the Food ShowTom Fitzmorris has been hosting a daily radio show about New Orleans food and dining for 28 years. Tom is also the producer of http://nomenu.com a website with hundreds of restaurant reviews and a daily blog about the food of New Orleans. In today’s episode, Mark is a guest on Tom’s show - the two discuss the origins of the New Orleans tradition known as Reveillon. After their discussion Mark helps you plan your Reveillon experience including his top choices for places to dine this holiday season. We also explore some of the actual menus...2016-11-0954 min