Tom disses and Mary Ann extols some now-defunct buffets.

Tom gets a chance to diss some now-extinct buffets, and Mary Ann to extol them.

Tom and Mary Ann talk about crawfish versus crayfish, and bisque, and boulettes.

Tom and Mary Ann chat about the founding of WSMB radio, and the climate of radio back in 1925. It is also the day Rome was founded in 753 BC, and Mary Ann recalls going to a birthday celebration at the Circus Maximus in 2014. Also frozen pizza, Romano cheese, and rosemary.

Tom recounts his career in restaurants, remembering more extinct ones, starting with Etienne's, where Andrea's is now.

Tom remembers restaurants that were based on something other than food, no matter how absurd.

Mary Ann and Tom talk about lima beans and butter beans and pineapple upside-down cake, St. Agnes,  school cafeterias, the Grand Canyon and Marcus Aurelius.

Nicole Dorignac calls in to talk about how different things are now and where it might go after this is all over. Don Clement, the Gourmet Neighbor checks in,  coincidentally to report that his first trip back to the store was at...Dorignac's. Just today.

Tom and Mary Ann Chat about cheese balls and crawfish boulettes and hogshead cheese. And something much more gourmet - pancetta.

Tom and Mary Ann talk Eggs Benedict, Mr. B's, Ruth Fertel, Solari's, La Louisiane, and gout.