

South of the Border
From James Beard Award-winners to a bumper crop of talented women at the helm of local restaurants, KITCHEN QUEENS: NEW ORLEANS shares food and stories from chefs with roots in Creole New Orleans, Louisiana Cajun country, Italy, Vietnam and Latin America. All of the dishes in the 26-part series were shot on location. Produced by WYES New Orleans.

South of the Border
Kitchen Queens: New Orleans Episode 22 | 26m 46s | CC
Spice up your meals with these robustly flavored Hispanic dishes from the Kitchen Queens - Salsa Verde (Maribeth Del Castillo, Taceaux Loceaux), Pierna de Cerdo (Melissa Araujo, Saveur Catering) and Oaxacan Mole with Braised Duck Tamal (Amary's Herndon, Palm&Pine).
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