It's New Orleans: Louisiana Eats

On this week s show, we catch up with some of the trailblazers and award winners of the Louisiana food scene and beyond. If you have been tuning into the new season of Top Chef on Bravo TV, you might have recognized a familiar face in Louisiana born Chef Isaac Toups of Toups Meatery. Five episodes into Top Chef s 13th season, Isaac is holding his own. We ll get the behind the scenes scoop from Isaac, who has been brilliantly winging it through some styles of cuisine that take him a long way from his bayou roots. Then, we head to Shreveport to visit with Carolyn Simmons of Blue a Smoke and Grill Restaurant. After a swift career change, Carolyn became an overnight catering success in Shreveport, gracing the many film crews that come through town with her meals. Carolyn funneled that work ethic and culinary prowess to make Blue a reality. We hear about Carolyn s rise to fame and victory in the James Beard Foundation s Better Burger Project. Next, we talk with another James Beard Award winner, pastry chef Mindy S