It's the Epiphany, King's Day, Twelfth Night. We talked about king cake. And we talked about Dooky Chase on. the anniversary of Lean Chase's birthday, and napoleons.

Leaping lords. It was the first show of the new year, and we talked about spaghetti, feijoada, and evaporated milk. And it was the nearly 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Menu.

More talk about food.

Eleven pipers. We talked about yams, whipped cream, and the Burger King whopper, as well as Tom's first visit to a Burger King..

Five golden rings. We talked about balsamic vinegar. 

Three French Hens. More food talk. Winding up the year. We talked about chowder, Benjamin Franklin and his Poor Richard's Almanack, and Ralph's On The Park.

Four Colly Birds. Nicole Dorignac called in on an unusual day to talk about what might be missing from the grocery store shelves. And Christmas and New Year's. And we talked about Brunswick Stew.

The last Food Show before Christmas. We talked about Christmas plans, of course. And Stan Meadows called in from his winter home in Las Vegas to tell us about the Ghetto Reveillon he was hosting at the "resort."

Nicole Dorignac dropped i for her Christmas week visit. We talked about food shortages, but also about Christmas plans.

Plenty of food talk this day. Hamburgers, Antoine's Pelican Club, absinthe, gingerbread, and champagnes with Tim McNally.