KEVIN BELTON’S COOKIN’ LOUISIANA
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hef Kevin Belton is ready to hit the trail, the culinary trail that is, in a new 26-part cooking series from WYES-TV. In his fourth public television venture, Chef Belton will explore the rich and multifaceted foodways of Louisiana. The award-winning chef will visit locations across the state for a look at the authentic food traditions of Louisiana cuisine. The road trip will start in Lafourche Parish, an area southwest of New Orleans where the chef’s French speaking family settled and where the catch of the day is sourced from the 106 miles of bayou that weave through the parish. Back in his WYES kitchen studio, Chef Belton will prepare his take on the outstanding dishes of the state. He’ll salute the Crawfish Capital of Louisiana with a flavor-packed Crawfish Burger and sample the bounty of the Sportsman’s Paradise with Fried Quail with Peach Chutney. Viewers will enjoy a fun-filled food odyssey with the 6’9” gregarious chef. KEVIN BELTON’S COOKIN’ LOUISIANA will air on WYES-TV, wyes.org/live and on the WYES and PBS apps every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. For all series details, go to wyes.org.
All photographs are from Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana by Kevin Belton. Photography by Denny Culbert. Reprinted by permission of Gibbs Smith.
KEVIN BELTON’S COOKIN’ LOUISIANA is distributed to public television stations nationwide by American Public Television. National funding for the series is made possible by the L.E. Phillips Family Foundation and Louisiana Entertainment.