Ian McNulty

Producer

Ian is the host of Where Y’Eat and the Community Impact series at WWNO.

Each week, Ian shares his commentary on the intriguing food culture of New Orleans and south Louisiana with WWNO’s Where Y’Eat. He also shines light on the difference that innovative nonprofits are making across the New Orleans region through WWNO’s Community Impact series, interviewing nonprofit leaders and the people they serve.  Ian first became a WWNO contributor in 2009. He is a freelance journalist and a published author. A native of Rhode Island, Ian is a graduate of Rutgers University. He has lived in New Orleans since 1999.

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Food
4:21 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

Where Y'Eat: Fishing Lessons at Horinoya

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Chirashi sushi at Horinoya.

How faithful technique and a deep menu of traditional dishes set a longtime CBD sushi spot apart.


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Where Y'Eat
4:25 pm
Thu February 7, 2013

Where Y'Eat: Eats on the Streets at Mardi Gras

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When Mardi Gras parades roll, boot-strap entrepreneurs hit the streets too, selling all kinds of food.

As parades roll and people hit the streets for Carnival revelry, street food blossoms everywhere.

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Food
4:29 pm
Thu January 31, 2013

Where Y'Eat: Dining Out when the Super Bowl Runneth Over

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Mexican chicken soup and pupusas at Celina's Restaurant in Kenner, one of countless offbeat finds away from the Super Bowl hoopla.

With some creativity and finely-honed Mardi Gras survival skills, the New Orleans dining obsession need not take a knee just because the NFL’s big show is in town.

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Food
4:23 pm
Thu January 24, 2013

Where Y'Eat: Tribute Dishes to Our Dining Past

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Restaurant R'evolution is among the forward-looking restaurants that are also resurrecting New Orleans classics.

Famous "lost dishes" from New Orleans' dining past are turning up again at newer restaurants around town.

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Food
4:29 pm
Thu January 17, 2013

Where Y'Eat: Making a Detour for Café Dauphine

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Fried stuffed bell peppers at Cafe Dauphine.

In a neighborhood not known as a restaurant destination, a new family-run eatery presents both classic and original arguments for paying a visit.

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Food
4:24 pm
Thu January 10, 2013

Where Y'Eat: A Sea Change at RioMar

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Red snapper with both local crabmeat and a Peruvian style sauce.

It's long been the downtown destination for Latin-style seafood. But more recently, RioMar has also become an ongoing exploration of a nebulous question for the restaurant world — in our age of high-profile chefs, what happens to a restaurant when its name chef moves on?


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Food
4:29 pm
Thu January 3, 2013

Where Y'Eat: A Dining Deluge in New Orleans

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Restaurants keep opening all across New Orleans, defying national trends.

As a restaurant boom unfolds in New Orleans, some ponder how much it's guided by business or by passion.


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Food
4:27 pm
Thu December 27, 2012

Where Y'Eat: A Lucky Start on New Year's Day

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Blacked eyed peas and greens, a symbol in the South for luck and money in the new year.

New Year's Eve may end with a bang, but in New Orleans New Year's Day often begins with a dish.

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Food
4:28 pm
Thu December 20, 2012

Where Y'Eat: A Holiday Diet of Nostalgia

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Humble though they may be in the age of gourmet burgers, Bud's burgers stir passions still.

While new restaurants and trends abound, New Orleans expats home for the holidays are heading straight for their old favorites. Don't even try to get in their way.

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Food
4:07 pm
Thu December 13, 2012

Where Y'Eat: Hot Dogs Have Their Day

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A Dat Dog hot dog.

From vegetarian options to a veritable arms race of exotic toppings, the humble hot dog is getting new attention, and some respect.

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