You're listed to Beyond Bourbon Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans.

Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food, music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique.

Whether you are planning a trip,

living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are,

you've come to the right place. And now, your host, Mark Bologna.

Hey, all, this is Mark. Welcome to episode 246. Today's show is all about a local company that offers food tours of New Orleans.

The last episode was all about St. Rock Market, a New Orleans food hall serving cuisine from all over the world.

If you missed it, go back and give it a listen. I think you'll enjoy it.

Before we jump in, let me talk about the people that make this show possible. We're really lucky here at Beyond Burma Street that we have two tour companies that sponsored the show. We're going to talk about one of them today as the main body of the episode. But the other one I wanted to introduce to you if you haven't heard from them. Our friends at Two Chick's Walking Tours were recently awarded the Trip Advisors Travelers Choice Award, which is presented to the top 10% of tour operators in the world. This is a designation they've earned every year since they've been in business, which is a noteworthy accomplishment. Major publications such as Southern Living, Harper's Bazaar, and Marie Claire all recommend the small company's offerings be included in a well-planned New Orleans itinerary. What I really love about them is that they limit their tour size to no more than

12 people. And if only one or two sign up, they'll take the tour out with a small group. But

big tour companies, most tour companies will go up to 28 or 30 people. So the small size really

matters and makes for a great tour. Tour the Carrollton neighborhood, explore the garden district, or visit the French

quarter with two chicks.

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All right.

Today's show, as I mentioned, is focused on a local business that offers culinary tours

of New Orleans.

It's called Accidental Cajun experiences.

It's led by James Cullen, a chef, a photographer, and also a former guest on the podcast. In addition, accidental occasion experiences is a sponsor of the podcast, and James is a person who did much of the photography in my travel guide book. James, welcome to the show. How are you?

Hi, Mark. Thanks for having me. It's good to to be back i think it's my third time i think it is

so you did an interview with me um about my travel guide book um and we didn't did one way back

i think in like 2016 or 2017 at ducky chase so it's been a while yeah Yeah, we did that at Duky Chase restaurant. I think it

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