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Kevin Belton

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As seen in: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), WUPL-TV (New Orleans, LA), WWL-TV (New Orleans, LA), Flipboard, Food & Wine, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH), Southern Living Magazine, WVEC-TV (Norfolk, VA), NewsBreak, KTVB-TV (Boise, ID), Leite's Culinaria, Men's Health (Australia)
Chef and Host of 4 National cooking series on WYES/PBS/Create network. Resident Chef and Reporter for WWL Morning News/CBS affiliate. Author of 4 cookbooks.
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A love letter to New Orleans in June: Sno-balls, Father's Day and roast beef po-boys

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By Kevin Belton Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
There's something magical about New Orleans in June. Yes, the heat wraps around you like a warm embrace from an old friend who doesn't know their own strength. Yes, the humidity turns your hair into a living, breathing entity with its own agenda (at least that is what my wife says). But June in New Orleans isn't about comfort, it's about joy, and nowhere is that more evident than in the simple pleasures that define this month: honoring our fathers and chasing down the perfect sno-ball.
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Lessons from a New Orleans mom's kitchen: How laughter and meatloaf taught me everything

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By Kevin Belton Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
My mom taught English, typing and shorthand at Straight Business School at Claiborne and Esplanade avenues — a place with roots stretching back to 1868, when it evolved from Straight University. During those long New Orleans summers, she'd bring me along to her classroom, where I'd sit in the back with books and puzzles, trying to keep myself occupied. But eventually, something caught my attention more than any puzzle could: laughter. My mom was laughing. Her students were laughing.
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Jazz Fest is a rite of passage in New Orleans. Bring it home with mango freeze, po-boy recipes.

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By Kevin Belton Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
In New Orleans, there are certain rituals that mark the passage from childhood to something deeper, your first Mardi Gras parade where you truly understand the music, your first taste of your grandmother's gumbo made just right, your first pilgrimage to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
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