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Podcast: Tip of the Tongue
Episode: Tip of the Tongue Episode 251: The Cook- Off
Description: Are you ready for an opera about macaroni and cheese? Will we recognize ourselves in an opera about a cooking contest with contestants representing America and the different versions of macaroni and cheese that can be found all over the country? Listen to the conversation with conductor, Josh Slater, and General Manager of the New Orleans Opera, about the opera, The Cook-Off. It is performed at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum in New Orleans. Joshua Anand Slater is an Indian-American conductor and composer, known equally for his work in new music and for “rich, full-throated” inte...