Following this year’s Super Bowl hosted by the city of New Orleans, my mom and I talk about our memories of traveling there, touching on a number of aspects of the city’s identity, especially food and music. We also discuss how the city has recovered from multiple natural disasters over the past few decades. If you want to learn more about a historic (and delicious) American city and find out which dishes it’s most famous for, be sure to listen! Full episode transcript⁠ here: https://american-idiom.com/f/what-to-eat-in-new-orleans ***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 18:27*** --- Episode Outline: 1:20 – Introducing This Week's Topic 2:02 – New Orleans in a Nutshell 5:21 – Creole Food vs. Cajun Food 7:44 – The French Quarter 11:17 – Hurricanes 15:30 – The Resilience of New Orleans --- Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 18:27) 18:38 – to stand out 19:50 – champing at the bit 21:40 – to bring (something) to its knees (photograph by Chelsea Audibert)