Lafayette Food Junkie

Kasey Marie is a young Chef who is currently working at Bread & Circus Provisions and Reve Coffee Roasters downtown. She has hopes of moving up North and focusing on becoming a Chocolatier. Kasey discussed going to Culinary School at Louisiana Culinary Institute and her internship at Disney's Culinary Program.

Jamilla Barnes was this episode's guest co-host. She is a food lover from Alexandria, La. who fell in love with the cuisine of Acadiana when she moved here sometime ago. Jamilla discussed some of her favorite restaurants in Alexandria and Acadiana. She also talked about some things she thinks the local culinary scene are missing.

This season of the show brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com April Courville with prosecco.prosciutto.parmesan was this episode's guest co-host. April talked about her passion for all things wine and discussed the difference between champagne and other sparkling wines on the market. She talked about the different variations of rose and where you can find nice/affordable selections of wine in stores and restaurants around Acadiana.

This season of the Podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Al Hebert, better known as the "Gas Station Gourmet" was this episode's guest co-host. Tiffiany recapped her 2018 Festival International Eats and the two discussed Avec Bacon. Al and Tiffiany also talked about some of their favorite local gas station eats.

This season of the the show brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com You might not associate fine dining with a nursing home but that is just what Chef Reynold's serves up as the Executive Chef at Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Chef Reynold's discusses his approach to cuisine and what his culinary influences are.

This season of the show brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Wes Mathews was this week's guest co-host. Wes is a food-obsessed guy living in town who loves to cook and eat at various restaurants around town. Tiffiany discussed the difference between Tex-Mex and Mexican style tacos and if there is a preferred time of year to cook.

This season brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Bethany and Melodie with Tribe Collective were this episode's guest co-hosts. The two talked about the numerous upcoming events that Tribe has in the coming months as well as the progress the "kitchen collective" has taken since they moved locations.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Naughty Lola with Boom Boom Burlesque was tonight's guest co-host. Lola discussed the history of burlesque in Lafayette as well as the overall history of burlesque and it's correlation with speakeasy and night clubs. Lola and Tiffiany talked about first date disasters and what food items you probably should never order on a first date.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Whitney joined Tiffiany this week and the two discussed the history of pizza as discussed on the David Chang Netflix show, "Ugly Delicious." They discussed the fascinating phenomenon of how a dish develops and changes over time due to cultural influences. Mark talked about the success of his recent "pie day" where he made pies for his birthday and handed them out on the street. Tiffiany also discussed the superiority of Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs over all Easter candy and her theory of why it tastes better than every other peanut butter cup/design.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Jesse Rider came on as this week's guest co-host to discuss various food topics. Tiffiany proclaimed her love of Trader Joe's and hopes that one day Lafayette will get it's very own. Jesse also gave Tiffiany some BBQ tips since she just got her first pit and is clueless when it comes to BBQ.

Terry Dugas, Public Relations and Marketing Manager at Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce, was this episode's guest co-host. The two talked hot topics such as new restaurant openings and how following an online recipe doesn't always turn out as "picture perfect" as they make it seem. This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. wwwParishTins.com Jamie Angelle, morning show anchor on YourNews 15 was tonight’s co-host. The two talked bagels as well as gumbo preferences. Should gumbo have eggs in it? Jamie and Tiffiany also discussed iconic food scenes in movies in honor of the Academy Awards.

Paul Krato with Pete’s Lafayette was this weeks co-host. Paul and Tiffany discussed the recent new story of a restaurant being fined for selling fraudulent catfish. Paul said it happens more than you think in restaurants and it is something hard to discover. This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Terry Dugas, Public Relations and Marketing Manager at Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce, was this week's guest co-host. The two discussed hot food topics like the recent story of a very enterprising girl scout who sold cookies in front of a medical marijuana dispensary and if a burger should have an option to come without cheese at all.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Robyn Holbrook with Horn & Halo was guest co-host on this addition of the "Lafayette Food Junkie" show. Robyn talked about how her love of cooking as well as the influence of her families cooking influenced her to start a food blog and small catering business. She discussed some of her favorite grocery stores around Houston and what she misses most about living in Lafayette.

Al Hebert, better known as the "Gas Station Gourmet," was this episode's guest co-host. This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Al goes all over the country and searches out the best food that can be found inside a gas station. He mentioned some of the best places he's found, some unusual items he's come across and some places locally that have delicious gas station fare.

This season of the Podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Imani Guillory-Fruge, better known as the Cajun Mama, was tonight's guest co-host. Imani is not only a wiz in the kitchen, but also is a lawyer. Tiffiany took this opportunity to discuss the most recent episode of "This is Us" and some kickback the makers of CrockPot Slow Cookers were getting from the episode. Imani explained that the makers of Crock Pot do have a case if they decide to go to court.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Kent Sonnier joined as Sunday's Guest Co-Host. Kent operates Kings of Karaoke in Lafayette and brought marketing to Karaoke, bringing it to the masses. Kent is also the graphic designer behind the Lafayette Food Junkie Logo. Kent discussed his new karaoke app, KOKLA Nation and the different bars and participating restaurants that host karaoke here in Acadiana.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Zach McMath with Acadiana Food Hub/Food Incubator/Commissary Kitchen came on to discuss their new Food Spark program. As a partnership with LEDA and Opportunity Machine, Food Spark acts as a stipend for small food businesses to get started. If selected, the business will be awarded anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 dollars.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Sean Michael Rutherford joined Tiffiany as co-host again this week. Sean talked about his role as a Spiritual Counselor and the role food plays in it. He also gave his review of the recently opened Wasabi restaurant here in town. Tiffiany and Sean discussed the recent blind taste test that the Washington Post did which put McDonalds biscuits better tasting than Popeyes. The two talked about the article at great length.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Sean Micheal Rutherford is a Psychic/Medium who lives in Lafayette. He joined host Tiffiany Decou to talk food predictions for the upcoming year and the connection food plays when connecting with passed loved ones. Sean also talked about some of his favorite places around town.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com The guys from Cousin’s Smokehouse were this episode's guest co-hosts. They talked with show host, Tiffiany Decou, about their Pork Jerky and how they came up with the name and recipe for the jerky. Did you know there is an official recipe by the USDA that allows something to have “Cajun” on the menu? The guys discovered this during the process of getting the jerky on the market and one of the ingredients is quite surprising.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com Scott Suire joined the show as guest co-host. The two discussed various food topics including the recent news that Coyote Blues closed with little notice to the employees. Tiffiany said there was a reason many restaurants do this citing what recently happend when Mellow Mushroom announced it's closing.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.ParishTins.com World traveler and food lover Heaven Moore joined Tiffiany as guest co-host. Heaven talked about living in France, how the French eat, and what she missed most about living abroad. The two discussed Heaven’s trips to India and Asia and why Morocco has her heart. Heaven also talked about where she is wanting to travel to next.

This season of the Lafayette Food Junkie podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Cliff Couvillon and Matt Curtis, the owners/creators of Leisuremann's Cocktail Mixers, were guest co-hosts on tonight's show. Cliff and Matt discussed how the idea to make a travel-size cocktail mix came to them while in the mountains stuck only with a container of Tang. The two mixed cocktails for Tiffiany to try on air and talked about some of their go-to places around town for research/development.

These season of the "Lafayette Food Junkie" podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Terry Dugas joined Tiffiany on the four year anniversary of the radio show! Terry and Tiffiany recapped their Thanksgiving meals and discussed what would make their ultimate holiday spread. Tiffiany posed the question which is the better cornbread dressing, cajun or traditional southern style? Terry and Tiffiany also discussed what do to with Thanksgiving leftovers.

This season of the Lafayette Food Junkie Podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Paul Krato with Pete's Lafayette came on for a night of hot food topics. Tiffiany recapped her dining adventures around town as the two also discussed the recent John Besh sexual harassment allegations and what this means for other restaurant groups in the industry. Paul and Tiffiany also discussed Halloween candy and Paul's favorite candies came as a shock to Tiffiany.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Rob Kirkpatrick was this episode's guest co-host. Rob co-hosts "Acadiana's Morning News" and is covering Lafayette Travel as they are in New York City. Lafayette is part of the whole states' Culinary Trails that is showcasing the cuisine of Louisiana. Rob and Tiffiany also talked about his recent trip to Chicago and Tiffiany's frustration with slow cooker recipes.

Thanks to Parish Tins, this year's sponsor of the Lafayette Food Junkie Podcast. www.parishtins.com What is the brand of wine served during dollar wine at La Pizzeria and is it hard to work with your spouse on the job? These are just two of the questions Tiffiany asked Chris and Cassie Porter. Chris is the Manager of La Pizzeria and Cassie is his wife. The two met while working at the restaurant and, as they will tell you, it was not love at first site.

This season of the "Lafayette Food Junkie" Podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com It was a special edition of the “Lafayette Food Junkie” show as Tiffiany did a recorded episode from the Lafayette Farmer’s and Artisan’s Market at Moncus Park. Tiffiany talked with Elizabeth Brooks, Executive Director of Moncus Park, about how her College project, saving the horse farm, turned into what we know today as Moncus Park. Elizabeth talked about how far they have come and what she envisions happening in the coming years with the park.

Terry Dugas joined Tiffiany as this week's guest co-host. Terry promoted the upcoming World Championship Gumbo cook-off in New Iberia. The two recapped Tiffany's recent trip to Birmingham and finally put to rest on who has the better pizza, Post Office Pies in Birmingham or Bread and Circus in Lafayette?

Marie Ducote and Jay Steiner with Cajun Food Tours joined Tiffiany as this week's guest co-hosts. Marie and Jay talked about the two tours that are offered, The Cajun Food Tours, which are hugely popular with tourists in the area and the new International version of the tour, Around the World in Acadiana. The International tour was made for locals as way to introduce them to some of the culturally diverse restaurant offerings we have in the area.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. WWW.PARISHTINS.COM Imani Guillory Fruge, better known as the Cajun Mama, was this week's guest co-host. Imani discussed how she went from a Law Degree to making her hugely popular Cajun pies. The two also talked about her experience at the recently opened Drago's and Tiffiany's discovery that an entire bottle of wine will fit in a 32 oz YETI and what she plans on doing with this new knowledge.

This season of the podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Melissa Lenner with "Let the Good Nosh Roll" was this week's guest co-host. The two discussed her very unique rice and fish-free nori rolls that you can get every Saturday at the Lafayette Farmer's Market. Melissa talked about her love for cooking at home and the food she misses most from leaving her job in Finance in New York City or her hometown of Miami.

What does Lafayette do when Michigan is being invaded by an "invasive" crawfish? We send a team of experts up to Michigan to throw them a Crawfish festival and teach them how to eat them. Sean Suire and Lauren Liner of The Cajun Table came on the show to talk about how the people from Michigan took to eating what we know is a Cajun delicacy. David Tyda, co-creator of The Taco Festival came on to discuss the upcoming event here in Lafayette. Ronnie Stelly with No Good Sons BBQ also joined Tiffiany to discuss the soon to be open brick and mortar location of his hugely popular BBQ operation.

This season of the Podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Zach McMath, President of Acadiana Food Hub, was this episode's guest co-host. Zach and host, Tiffiany Decou, talked about the progress the Food Hub has made in the past year and where they are continuing to grow and move forward. Kerry Kennedy with Basin Blend, one of the tenets of the Food Hub, also joined the show to discuss how it has helped him.

This season of "The Lafayette Food Junkie" radio show brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Mark Whitney, a copy writer with BBR, joined as this week's guest cohost. The two discussed some stellar customer service Tiffiany recently had with Waitr and what is more important to the two of them when dining out - service or food? Mark discussed making coffee liquor at home and what's made him a better food photographer. They also discussed bad restaurant names.

This season of the "Lafayette Food Junkie" podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Who has the best biscuit Tiffiany has tasted in Lafayette? This was one of the discussions Chef Jesse Rider and Tiffiany had on this week's episode. The two interviewed David Faucheaux, Author of "Between Two Novembers: A Year in The Life of A Blind Bibliophile". He is an avid listener of "The Lafayette Food Junkie" radio show. They discussed his favorite restaurants in town, dining out blind and some of his favorite culinary books.

This season of "The Lafayette Food Junkie" podcast brought to you by Parish Tins. www.parishtins.com Lauren Liner and Sean Suire were the guest co-hosts for this episode of the "Lafayette Food Junkie Show" with the Food Junkie herself, Tiffiany Decou. The two recently opened a brick and mortar location of their popular food truck, The Cajun Table. Lauren and Sean talked about how food brought them together and how the restaurant really is a family affair, from the names of numerous menu items, to the pictures that decorate the walls. Sean talked about what it was like to farm crawfish and the three discussed their favorite plate lunch entrees.

Patricia Howard, who is board certified in holistic medicine, was one of the guests on this edition of the "Lafayette Food Junkie Show." She talked about what makes their juice blends different that what is on the market. You can see them every Saturday at the Lafayette Farmer's and Artisan's Market at Moncus Park. Ronnie Dale Stelly was another guest. He is owner of No Good Son's BBQ, a new BBQ venture that is quickly gaining a cult-like following. Ronnie and Tiffiany also discussed the best brands of hot dogs out there (according to Bon Appetit Magazine) and what the best meat is to grill if you are a novice to BBQ.

Mr. Russell with Russell's Cajun Barbecue Sauces was this week's guest co-host. You can find him every Saturday as one of the local vendors at the Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market at The Horse Farm. Mr. Russell is no stranger to radio either. He used to be one of the early voices on KPEL's sister station, KTDY. The two discussed what makes his BBQ sauce different than other sauces on the market and some very peculiar ways to eat it.

It was a night of food topics with guest cohost Terry Dugas, who is with the Great Iberia Chamber of Commerce. The two talked about the upcoming World Championship Gumbo Cook Off, and when is the proper "season" for Gumbo? Terry and Tiffiany also discussed the fastest growing job market in the Nation, Hospitality, and what this could mean for future employee benefits and wage.

Waitr is a booming delivery service in Louisiana. We sat down with one of the co-creators to talk about the popularity of the delivery service.