Foodies Of Lafayette Podcast

About Foodies Of Lafayette Podcast

Welcome to the official podcast of Foodies of Lafayette—where flavor meets community! Hosted by founder Heidi McDonald and partner Jason Stoner, each episode brings you inside the kitchens, stories, and lives of the people who make Lafayette’s culinary scene unforgettable. From behind-the-scenes chats with local chefs and restaurant owners to stories of food-driven charity, culture, and celebration, this is where Acadiana's food spirit comes to life—one delicious conversation at a time.

Publisher

Foodies Of Lafayette

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Jun 2025

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   The Family Story Behind Creole Lunch House In Lafayette

   Everybody sells hamburgers. So what happens when a retired school principal in Lafayette decides she’s going to build a restaurant around something nobody else is doing and she’s stubborn enough to stick with it? You get Creole Lunch House, a true local icon, and a stuffed bread that became a grab-and-go Louisiana comfort food long before “portable” was a food trend. We sit down with Jason Herbert to talk about how his mom, Merlene, went from the school system to opening a tiny green buildin...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   A Childhood Of Moving Turns Into A Life In Food, Chef Kim from Cafe Sydnie Mae

   A chef’s origin story rarely starts with a white tablecloth. Ours starts with a kid making spaghetti and meat sauce at nine, moving every two years, and learning how to walk into any new place and make it work. We’re joined by Chef Kim of Cafe Sydnie Mae, and her path from Lafayette to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, then out to Colorado and back home, is packed with the kind of details food lovers never get to hear at the table. We get into the moments that shape a...

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   How Konriko Turned Louisiana Rice Into A Niche Brand

   The oldest operating rice mill in the United States is not a museum piece. It’s a working building in New Iberia, Louisiana that still hums, creaks, and ships flavor across the country. We head to Konriko Rice Mill with Mike Davis to hear how a 1912 operation survives floods, market swings, and changing grocery store economics by staying stubborn about quality and brave about change. We get practical fast: what actually separates long grain, medium grain, and short grain rice, why Caju...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

19,166

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality

45

Social presence

91

YouTube

76

Engagement

0