Michael Gottlieb from Tchefuncte's called to talk about foraging for mushrooms. And we talked about Jamaica and Jerk spices, and Acadiana in Washington DC.

Nicole Dorignac called in for her Thursday report, though we talked more about her recent trip. And we talked about Lambert's House of Throwed Rolls.

We talked cookies on National Chocolate Cookie Day,. And Louie Armstrong's birthday. Dom Perignon. And we talked about the Pillsbury Doughboy.

We talked to Tristan Johnson from 73 Distillery. We look forward to the release of their first Bourbon, Bywater Bourbon, on August 18th. We talked about yellow watermelons, Martha Stewart, and Barracuda Restaurant.

Do you prefer chocolate or vanilla ice cream? State by state preferences. It was National Ice Cream sandwich Day.

We talked to Tory McPhail on his birthday. It was nice to catch up with him. And we talked about Alton Brown on his birthday, and we talked White Castle.

Nicole did not call in today, but we did have a busy show talking about the party the night before, and chicken wings on National Chicken Wing Day

andm the short-lived ansd silly brennan restaurant from the late 70s, Anything Goes.

Lettuce in stock? Mon Dieu! We spoke to Rob Nelson from Elmer's Candies on National Milk Chocolate Day. And Stan called in from Hazzard, Kentucky for his regular report on Wednesdays. The subject was Bourbon, and Bourbon balls.

The show started with a conversation about Cajun pasta and maquechoux, Alex Patout called from New Iberia to explain how to make these Cajun favorites. We also talked about milk chocolate on National Milk Chocolate Day. And we talked about Tupperware, invented today. And Happy Anniversary to the newsletter version of The New Orleans Menu, which went online for the first time today in 1997.

Pad thai. Semolina, The Pelican Club, and harissa.