Brennan's

The guide to Brennan's in New Orleans centers on Paul Blange, the chef who ran this kitchen for decades alongside Ella Brennan and helped turn surplus bananas into bananas foster. When he died in 1977, his colleagues buried him with the restaurant's menu laid over his chest and a knife and fork crossed on top. You'll hear why line cooks still claim he never really left, and about the house itself, raised in 1795 and once home to chess champion Paul Morphy before the Brennan family took it over. Listen for what the kitchen staff say happens after the last plate leaves the room each night.