Chef Justin Devillier of La Petite Grocery and Balise in New Orleans joins us around the table to talk about food service, coming up with menus, cooking, and the James Beard Awards for 2015. Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Chef John Besh joins us around the table to talk about food service, Chef Alon Shaya, and the James Beard Awards for 2015. Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Suzanne Pfefferle, author of Vietnamese Cuisine in New Orleans, joins us around the table to talk about the Vietnamese foods and families that bless us in New Orleans. Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes are available at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes an be found at http://CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at http://catholicfoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at http://catholicfoodie.com/around-the-table-with-peter-finneyBy Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at http://catholicfoodie.com/around-the-table-with-slap-ya-mama.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at http://catholicfoodie.com/net.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at http://catholicfoodie.com/diana-von-glahn-the-faithful-traveler-and-the-holy-landBy Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at http://catholicfoodie.com/new-orleans-fare-food-apothecary.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes can be found at http://CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes available at http://catholicfoodie.com/around-the-table-with-leah-chase.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Full show notes are available at http://catholicfoodie.com/around-the-table-with-chef-amy-sins.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Ginny Zissis from the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans joins us today to talk about the 2014 Greek Fest. We also talk about Pope Francis' meeting with the Patriarch of Constantinople in the Holy Land. Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Sucre owner Joel Dondis joins us today to talk about his recent trip with Msgr. Christopher Nalty to the 2014 James Beard Awards. Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Mary Matalin joins us today to talk about her recent trip to Rome for the canonizations of Pope St. John Paul II and Pope St. John XXIII. Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Today we talk about about the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Crawfish season. Full show notes are available at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Sr. Julia Darrenkamp & Sr. Tracey Dugas, both Daughters of St. Paul in New Orleans, join us today to talk about how they, as nuns, enter into Lent and the celebration of Easter. See the full show notes at http://CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Cliff Bergeron joins us today to talk about Spring for Art and A Taste of Covington... two fine spring events on the Northshore.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Msgr. Christopher Nalty and Jeff Young, The Catholic Foodie, talk about what it is like to live Lent in New Orleans.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Lisa Schmidt of ThePracticingCatholic.com joins us today to talk soup and Lent.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Tommy Cvitanovich of the world-famous Drago's Seafood Restaurant and the new Fire House Burgers joins us on the show today to talk burgers and oysters.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Haley and Daniel Stewart of Carrots for Michaelmas join us today on the show to talk about their recently released cookbook called FEAST!By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

We interview the origianl Pizza Man Paul Schrems with his son Dustin Schrems. In case you didn't know, Pizza Man of Covington makes the best pizza in the whole world. And the Schrems are a ton of fun too! Listen to their story. Full show notes and pics are available at http://catholicfoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Ralph and Lisa Patrick of Pat's Seafood and Cajun Deli join us on the Around the Table Food Show. Full show notes can be found at http://CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Chef John Besh Releases New Cookbook: Cooking from the Heart Just before Christmas I wrote an article about the new Besh Box initiative that Chef John Besh launched in November. The Besh Box is essentially a subscription-based, hand-picked gourmet cooking kit. You can read all about the Besh Box by clicking here: Chef John Besh's New Besh Box. But …

Chef Micah Martello and the King Creole Food Truck Chef Micah Martello has been in the food business for over 20 years. He's been an executive chef, a food and beverage director, and a restaurant owner. He now owns and operates a Louisiana-themed food truck in Burlington, NC. Originally from Baton Rouge (we graduated high school together!), Micah s…

NOLA Chefs’ Aid for the Philippines brings together – here in our great city of New Orleans – our love of good food and our equally strong love of family and community. We know what it is like to suffer. After eight years parts of our city are still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Our suffering helps us to keep focused on what is most important …

Food and Etiquette: How Chef Carolyn Shelton Makes a Difference in New Orleans Originally from Lafayette, LA, Chef Carolyn Shelton now reside in New Orleans. She is a cookbook author, a caterer, and an advocate for opportunity youth. In addition to cooking demos and motivational speaking, she also teaches manners and etiquette to the youth of New O…

Loyola Press is unveiling a new series that celebrates the many ways Catholics express their faith through the culinary arts. The collection of stories, called Food and Faith, explores how we feed our spirituality at the intersection of food and faith, just in time for Thanksgiving. Just last week Rosemary Lane from Loyola Press joined us on the Ar…

Monsignor Christopher Nalty reports in live from Rome. We discuss Northern Italian cuisine, Boston, the Catholic New Media Conference, and a recipe for Basil Pesto. You can find the full show notes at http://CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Kuma's Corner and the "sacrilicious" Ghost Burger. Edita Krunic of Select International Tours. Food Meets Faith in the Holy Land. Travel with me to Israel on a unique pilgrimage experience. Full show notes are available at http://catholicfoodie.comBy Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

Scanio's vision and flavor for Delmonico is expressed through his creole heritage and fresh, clean, ingredient-based approach to cooking. He's returning to the roots of creole cooking—homey, approachable, fresh and diverse—and including ingredients and techniques that have been long forgotten to reinterpret the dishes for today's tastes, keeping in…

This past Monday, David Dawson and I had the pleasure of pre-recording the Around The Table radio show in the test kitchen of Emeril's Homebase. Susan Ford, the publisher of Louisiana Kitchen & Culture Magazine, organized it all. This photo shoot was for the upcoming holiday issue of the magazine, which spans Thanksgiving and Christmas. The recipes…

Miraculously healed of a deadly blood disease, Chef Matt Murphy – originally from Ireland – went on to open The Irish House in New Orleans... a true Irish gastropub on St. Charles Avenue, right on the outskirts of the historic Irish Channel. Listen as Chef Matt recounts his miraculous healing, the love he has of his faith and his family, and his ex…

Ye Olde College Inn is a classic family neighborhood restauarant in uptown New Orleans, and it is located right across the street from Notre Dame Seminary on Carrollton Ave. Listen as we discuss food, faith, and family with John and Johnny Blancher. Full show notes can be found at http://catholicfoodie.com.…

The lazy days of summer are gone and school is back in full swing. Between homework and after school activities, families often find themselves in a bind at dinner time, which makes fast food and eating-on-the-go much more appealing options than they should be. Believe it or not, even amidst the chaos of homework, football practice and other extrac…

Chef Joe Smith celebrates 10 years in service to the mission of Cafe Reconcile. Join us on-location as we talk with Chef Joe and listen to some of the behind-the-scenes stories that make Cafe Reconcile what it is today, a place that builds hope and changes lives. See full show notes at http://catholicfoodie.com.…

Listen to our conversation with Chef Justin Devillier, Executive Chef & Proprietor of La Petite Grocery and a 2012 finalist by The James Beard Foundation for Best Chef – South award. Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie.com.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie

From Oven Tricks to Oven True: The Baking Steel Revolutionizes Home Pizza-Making The Baking Steel revolutionized my home pizza-making. Nothing is the same now. And everything is so much better. If there is only one thing that you do to improve your home pizza-making, make it the Baking Steel. You won’t believe how much better your pizzas are when t…

Lisa Hendey & Chef Joey La Bella Join Us Around the Table Chef Joey La Bella, executive chef on the Steamboat Natchez, and Lisa Hendey – founder of CatholicMom.com and CatholicTourist.com – join us on this edition of Around The Table Food Show, which originally aired on Friday, July 19, 2013. The Steamboat Natchez Launches a Sunday Jazz Brunch Foll…

Marcelle Bienvenu: The Queen of Cajun Cooking Born and raised in St. Martinville, in southwest Louisiana, Marcelle Bienvenu grew up "where good cooking was almost as large an article of faith as the Catholic religion." As a child her daily life was filled with good food... like "freshly baked sweet potatoes slathered with homemade butter and drizzl…

The Jazz Brunch: The Perfect Combination of New Orleans Food & Jazz New Orleans is known for its food. From gumbo to jambalaya to fresh seafood from the Gulf of Mexico expertly prepared in a myriad of ways, the food in New Orleans is world-famous. New Orleans is also known as the birthplace of jazz. And these two elements – food and jazz – come tog…

On Friday, June 7, Fr. Leo Patalinghug of GraceBeforeMeals.com joined us as a guest on the Around The Table Food Show. Fr. Leo is no stranger to any of us. A priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Fr. Leo studied in Rome at the same time as Msgr. Christopher Nalty. They were classmates. Fr. Leo also did a fundraiser for Catholic Community Radio in…

To see the show notes for this episode of Around The Table Food Show, go to http://catholicfoodie.com/cafe-hope-and-the-creole-tomato-festival.By Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie