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Chef Taylor Bowen Ricketts is a chef, artist, mother, businesses woman based in Greenwood, Mississippi. Always up for the next culinary adventure, Chef Taylor, pours her soul into creating new dishes that are beautiful as well as delicious. Since 2008, she has been chef/proprietor of Delta Bistro in Greenwood, which has become one of the most acclaimed restaurants in the region.

In this episode, Chef Taylor discusses the distinct flavors of the Mississippi Delta - ingredients close to the earth and close to Southern hearts.

CEO Mike McCloud shares the journey starting the World Food Championships which boasts over $300,000 in prize money and a $50,000 cash prize to the winnner next week in Kissame, Florida.

Mike explains how the competition will take place in an area the size of 8-10 city blocks and how the WFC has created the sytem for successful food championships across the country, and the globe.

Host Andy Chapman asks Mike about his favorite thing he's eaten and much more. All part of this weeks episode on Eat Y'all Radio. Listen now!

Raymond Horne of Mississippi Cold Drip Coffee and Table 100 shares with Let’s Eat Y’all host Andy Chapman about his well-known Ray au Lait Coffee Cocktail, the Ray au Lait sauce, and the process behind the Cold Drip Coffee that makes it a smooth, unique coffee that taste great hot or cold.

Danielle Smathers, Pastry Chef at Restaurant 356 at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, GA shares with Let's Eat Y'all host Andy Chapman about her work and experiences at Porsche Experience Center. Danielle is one of the featured chefs at the Sweetest Chefs of the South event on July 21 in Ridgeland, MS.

Andy Chapman, Let's Eat Y'all host, chats with Mitchell Moore, Owner/Executive Chef at Campbell's Bakery in Jackson, MS about his work history and how he became the owner of Campbell's Bakery. He also shares about his favorite desserts. Mitchell will be emceeing the upcoming Sweetest Chefs of the South event on July 21 in Ridgeland, MS.

8000 Desserts a day - Executive Pastry Chef Amanda Owen dishes on desserts at the MGM Beau Rivage and some of the past celebrity fun she's had there. Amanda will be a featured chef at the upcoming Sweetest Chefs of the South event on July 21 in Ridgeland, MS.

Birmingham, Alabama event planner and food television celebrity Martie Duncan visits with Let's Eat Y'all host Andy Chapman about her  upcoming cooking demonstrations at Sweetest Chefs of the South on July 21 in Jackson, MS. We learn about Martie's previous career as a cop, that's right a police woman in the south and how she's handcuffed to the kitchen now more than ever.

Let's Eat Y'all Radio Host Andy Chapman visits with Cheerwine Soda about their story, their Southern roots and their tour across the Southern U.S. to celebrate a big anniversary.

Join Andy Chapman as he sits down with Food Network's Toughest Critic, Simon Majumdar. Learn how Simon became the toughest critic on the Food Network from his previous career as a book publisher in London. Simon shares how his near suicidal moment was saved by food.  He shares about his first book Eat My Globe, and his newest book Fed White and Blue.

The Delta Meat Market is tucked neatly into a line of downtown buildings that flank the old railroad bed in downtown Cleveland. On Friday nights, crowds with their children in tow fill the place up for the weekly "Happy Hour" complete with local beer, live music (usually a local college kid playing the blues) and a couple of dinner options cooked on a grill out front. Eat Y'all caught up with the guy behind this local meat market turned community gathering place, Chef Cole Ellis.

In this episode, you'll hear:

Why he came home to the Delta His views on Culinary School vs. The School of Hard Knocks Tales from his culinary journey so far

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