Located just across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, the area widely known as Louisiana's Northshore is a mere 40 minute drive from the French Quarter. As close as the Northshore is geographically, in every other way it is a world apart. Made up of multiple small towns, each with its own identity, St. Tammany Parish is a wonder to wander – which is exactly what we’re doing on this week’s show.

We begin in Slidell at Emma's Famous Pralines, where Miss Emma Giron has devoted much of her life to Louisiana’s most emblematic candy. Then we continue to satiate our sweet tooth with a visit to downtown Covington where we sample a flight of flavors from Hoodoo Ice Cream with co-owners Billy Sussky and George Schenck.

Next, we speak with Chef Kim Kringlie, whose restaurant, The Dakota has been a Northshore institution for thirty years. We’ll finish the fun with pizza at Duman Artisan Kitchen where Northshore newcomers Ozgur and Bulent Duman are realizing their American dream.

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Food is an inspirational muse for artists of all disciplines. On this

week's show, we explore the many intersections of food and art from the

visual to the written word. We begin with muralist Zac Maras who recently

turned the exterior of Toups Meatery on North Carrollton in New Orleans

into a riotous celebration of Louisiana foods. The story behind the mural

is the subject of a new documentary by filmmakers Jonathan Evans and Marian

Gay. Video of the mural being made can be seen on the Louisiana Eats

YouTube channel here: Mural.