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The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Marcia Ball

I get to cook about half the time. We play about 125 gigs a year, so I’m only here about half the time. I’m also blessed with a husband who […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Lars Edegran

“When I came to New Orleans in the ’60s, I didn’t know how to cook anything. I actually learned to cook while I was living in New York, that’s when […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Antoinette K-Doe

“I just love to cook. When I’m cooking, my mother and grandmother are inside of me, so that means a lot. And that’s all I know, is to cook and […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with John Autin

“I’m not a great cook by any means. I’m just a piano player. My wife is the cook in the family. But this particular recipe is something that I’ve done […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Leroy Jones

“To be honest, I don’t really know where I learned to cook, except that I just started doing it. I guess, subconsciously I was paying attention and didn’t realize it. […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Ingrid Lucia

“I’m not the best cook in the family. My husband Dwight is. The dishes that I do know how to make were kind of out of necessity from all of […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Seguenon Kone

“Chez nous, the mothers have to teach their children how to cook. The parents work in the fields and plant corn, peanuts, yams and other crops. And when the plants […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with John Boutte

“The house I grew up in was actually built by my father and grandfather, and I can honestly say that it was built on po-boys. My mother would make the […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Irma Thomas

[“In the Kitchen with Irma” launches “The Gravy,” a series of features with local musicians talking about their experiences with food and cooking. Who better to launch such a series […]