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Nicholas Chisesi

  • CJ Charbonnet of Chisesi Brothers Meats, Justin Kennedy of Parkway Bakery & Tavern, and William Whann of Leidenheimer Baking Co. at the New Orleans Jazz Museum where Blue Plate Mayonnaise was proclaimed the "Official Mayo of Po-Boys."
    Louisiana Eats: Poor Boy Pride
    Poppy Tooker
    In 1983, the Louisiana legislature named crawfish as the official state crustacean. In 2008, they proclaimed the Sazerac as New Orleans' official cocktail. And on June 1, 2024, Billy Nungesser, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, proclaimed Blue Plate Mayonnaise to be the official mayo of poor boy sandwiches. On this week's show, we explore some other essential poor boy ingredients.
  • The Chisesi Family
    Food
    Louisiana Eats: Five Generations
    Poppy Tooker
    On this week's show, we look at family businesses that have been finding success through five generations. We begin with Swiss Confectionery, a New…