When award-winning host and producer Tom Gregory came to the Northshore to film the WLAE "Go Coast: Louisiana: Tammany Taste" mini-series, he couldn't get enough. With such a deep and delicious culinary scene to explore, Gregory produced three episodes, not two, as he had originally planned. Click below to see why Tom almost bit off more than he could chew on the Northshore!
Fresh southern fare at the junction of Creole contemporary. That's what chef Nealy Frentz and her chef/partner husband serve at Lola.
Meet chef Sal Impastato. His Sal & Judy's restaurant in Lacombe, LA, is known for its distinctly Creole Italian fare -- and for feeding generations of Northshore families.
Beer lovers, check out the brews at Old Rail Brewing Company, built adjacent to the Tammany Trace bike path.
Mardi Gras in Louisiana is king cake season. It's a sweet tradition at Randazzo's Camellia City Bakery in Slidell, LA, which each year sells tens of thousands of king cakes, many shipped across the U.S. and even abroad.
Chef Keith Frentz of Lola in Covington, LA talks about food and cooking with his chef/partner wife in a caboose-turned-kitchen.
Get a glimpse behind the scenes at Abita Brewing Company, one of America's leading craft breweries. Learn how Abita, known for beers like Andygator, TurboDog and Purple Haze, uses only untreated spring water from deep wells for its brews
What could be better than sampling food from scores of talented chefs, sipping libations AND listening to live music on a spring evening? Not much. Started in Bogue Falaya Park, as seen here, Chef Soirée is now held at the Covington Trailhead.
Soak in the suds at Northshore Breweries, all offering tours and tastings.
Brewmaster Josh Erickson talks about his baby, tiny Chafunkta Brewing Company, whose beers (with names like Voo Ka Ray IPA and Old 504 Coffee Porter) have found fans across the greater New Orleans area.
Come prepared to feast if you're eating at Morton's, a pile-it-high seafood emporium on the scenic banks of the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville, LA.
Chef Pat Gallagher, carnivore, lovingly talks fish and steaks. His longtime Northshore favorite Gallagher's Grill does it all.
Take a quick look at the Dakota Restaurant, a longtime Northshore favorite for crab and Brie soup and chef Kim Kringlie's sophisticated take on contemporary Louisiana flavors.
Boiled crawfish. Softshell crabs. Fried shrimp po-boys? Oh, yeah, they've got all that and more at Northshore favorite Kenney's, where many a Louisiana meal has gotten its start.
Tom Gregory takes on a banana split at a Northshore landmark, the Old Town Slidell Soda Shop, where all your sweetest dreams come true.
Join musician/tall guy Christian Serpas for a po-boy and a musical interlude at K.Gee's Restaurant, a down-home spot in Mandeville, LA, known for Louisiana specialties and passing a good time.