Poppy Tooker | Source | Food Expert/Historian at Host of Louisiana Eats!
Poppy Tooker
Poppy is a native New Orleanian who has spent her life immersed in the vibrant colors and flavors of her state. Her NPR-affiliated radio show and podcast, Louisiana Eats!, carries her message state-wide and beyond. In April, 2018 Louisiana Eats was named Best National AND Best Regional Radio Program in the Food and Beverage category by the Taste Awards in Los Angeles. As a culinary activist, Poppy has been instrumental in reviving endangered local foods.
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Host of Louisiana Eats!
Food Expert/Historian
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The baby wouldn’t make its appearance until the mid-1900s, and it was thanks to a clever salesman in New Orleans.
By then, the king cake had already been a prominent Mardi Gras item.The owner of one of the 20th century’s most famous bakeries, Donald Entringer of McKenzie’s, was approached by a salesman carrying a surplus of tiny porcelain dolls from France, according to food expert Poppy Tooker in an interview ...
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He had a big overrun on them, and so he said to Entringer, 'How about using these in a king cake.'
