Jam and Jazz

Catholic Community Radio hosts its first Jam & Jazz Chef's Brunch event on Feb 27, 9 AM at the Renaissance hotel 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd. in Baton Rouge, LA.

Our featured guest will be Chef John Besh along with Msgr. Christopher Nalty.

About Chef Besh

John Besh is a chef and native son dedicated to the culinary riches of southernLouisiana. In his twelve restaurants, entrepreneurial pursuits, and public activities, heaims to preserve ingredients, techniques, and heritage.

Besh's cookbooks, My New Orleans and My Family Table, were each recognized withan IACP Award. His third cookbook, Cooking From The Heart, was published in fall2013 and his latest cookbook, Besh Big Easy, was released on September 29, 2015. He hosts two national public television cooking shows based on the books.

The John Besh Foundation works to preserve New Orleans’ culinary heritage viainitiatives such as the Chefs Move! and the Colorado Culinary Academy scholarships,and microloans for local farmers.

About Monsignor Nalty

Monsignor Christopher Nalty, a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, is the pastor of Good Shepherd Parish, which was formed in October 2008 by merging together three parishes: St. Stephen, St. Henry and Our Lady of Good Counsel. Msgr. Nalty studied in Rome and spent about 10 years in Italy. He loves to cook, and he is really good at it. In 2009, when Fr. Leo Patalinghug was issued a “throwdown” by Bobby Flay, Msgr. Nalty worked together with Fr. Leo to prepare Fr. Leo’s famous Steak Fajitas

Thank you to our Jam and Jazz Brunch sponsors!