Pearls Of Wisdom From Grand Isle - Louisiana Eats - It's New Orleans

On this week s show, we venture down to Grand Isle to explore the current state of Louisiana s shellfish industry. We begin with a visit with the Guerreros family, owners of the Caminada Bay Premium Oyster Company, who are leading the way in new product with Louisiana s first farm raised oysters. Marcos and Boris Guerrero take us on their compact bay boat to give us a first hand look at their off bottom cage system method that creates an entirely new oyster that lives its life without ever touching the muddy bottom. Then, we speak to Lisa Bourassa, Research Associate and Phycologist at Louisiana Sea Grant s Grand Isle Oyster Hatchery, to learn the scientific background on these amazing shelled mollusks. Lisa walks us through the oyster research lab, where we observe each step of the delicate oyster farming operation. Next, we hear from marine biologist Rusty Gaude at Sea Grant, who has some big news surrounding the Louisiana clam, coming soon to a restaurant plate near you Finally, we head into the kitchen to hear what Tory McPhail, the Executive Chef of Commander s Palace is doing with this brand new bounty of the sea. It s shellfish time on Louisiana Eats Poppy s Clams and SpaghettiServes 4 2 tablespoons olive oil2 6.5 oz. cans of minced clams, with the juice3 cloves of garlic, mincedsalt and freshly ground black pepper to taste2 teaspoons fresh, chopped, flat leaf Italian parsley1 tablespoon butter4 tablespoons grated parmesan or Romano cheese