Cooking Demonstration with Chef Poppy Tooker

Taste of Louisiana Eats
Cooking Demonstration and Food Sampling with Chef Poppy Tooker

Join Chef Poppy Tooker, a celebrated New Orleans cook, icon, author, television personality, ball-o'-fire, cheerleader and ambassador of New Orleans cuisine, as she prepares local favorites. New Orleans foods are known as great tasting, creative comfort foods. Chef Poppy is creative, energetic and knows no rules or bounds. A New Orleanian who has been fascinated by food since her childhood and always sports food-themed clothing and jewelry, Chef Poppy is determined to preserve the city's food-loving soul. Her motto of "eat it to save it" describes her passion about food and the people who bring it to the table. She has been instrumental in reviving and preserving many endangered foods and food traditions. In addition, Chef Poppy has been described as a walking trivia foodie encyclopedia and tells tales of Louisiana food and history.

Of Interest to: All Attendees