Food personality Poppy Tooker to speak at Southeastern’s Sims Memorial Library
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Poppy Tooker, food activist and writer, will be the featured speaker at
the annual Friends of Sims Library’s Marjorie Morrison Memorial Members’ Tea on Saturday,
March 4, at 2 p.m. at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Sims Memorial Library.
Guests will enjoy a variety of teas and a selection of delectable sandwiches
and pastries.
Tooker is the host and executive producer of the weekly NPR radio show “Louisiana
Eats!” and a regular food personality on WYES-TV’s weekly “Steppin’ Out.” Her book,
“The Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook,” received a Tabasco Cookbook Award and
was named “Cookbook of the Year” by “New Orleans Magazine.”
Her other books include “Tujague’s Cookbook: Creole Recipes and Lore in the New
Orleans Grand Tradition;” “Louisiana Eats!: The People, the Food, and Their Stories;”
and “Madame Begue’s Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery.” She was recognized
by the “Times-Picayune” as a “Hero of the Storm” for her work reviving New Orleans
restaurants and food providers following Hurricane Katrina.
The International Association of Cooking Professionals recognized Tooker’s rebuilding
efforts at their annual conference in April 2008, with their first-ever Community
Service Award. For over 25 years, her cooking classes have centered on history and
tradition as well as the food science behind her preparation.
The tea is free to members of the Friends of Sims Library. Non-members may reserve
a seat for $25, which includes a one-year individual membership in FOSL. Unlimited
mimosas will also be available for $10.
Reservations must be received by Wednesday, March 1. To reserve a seat or to
find out more about FOSL, please call Janie Branham at 549-2186 or email FOSL@southeastern.edu.