February
14
Chef Boulud Invites New Orleans Musicians To His Afterhours Dinner Parties
"After Hours with Daniel," the HD show featuring chef Daniel Boulud hanging out with friends in restaurants after they close for the night, has added a music element that might kickstart some good conversation.
The new season on Mojo finds "Daniel" headed to South Florida and New Orleans beginning March 16 at 9 p.m. The Miami shows have the usual collection of athletes, cooks, models and a couple of DJs.
New Orleans is, naturally, a better story. Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield will be dining at Commander’s Palace; chef John Besh's August will be host to 12 Stones lead singer Paul McCoy and trombonist Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews; attending the party at Scott Boswell's Stella! will be trumpeter/vocalist Jeremy Davenport and Spinal Tap's Harry Shearer; and Art Neville and George Porter Jr. of the Meters will dine at Donald Link's Cochon.
Andrews and Davenport broke out their horns at the dinners they attended.
Show is basically Boulud meeting up with a chef and planning an afterhours dinner with invited guests.
The show is a great idea but the ones shot in L.A. were a bit stilted once the party began; the non-chef, non-journalist friends seemed guarded or unsure of what to say and the quick-cut editing eliminated some of the potnetially interestign banter.
For those of us who live for dining and wine experiences, this has the potential to be the be-all, end-all show.
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