Idaho's own Chef Lou Aaron

About this episode

The episode features Chef Lou Aaron, who shares his journey from Boise to Alabama and back, detailing his culinary education and experiences.

Chef Lou was born in Boise and when he was 11 days old, his family moved back to their home state of Alabama. He spent his first 11 years of his life there, but his family moved back to Boise in 1973 after bouts with bad weather and tornados made them remember how beautiful and peaceful it was in Boise. He attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Bishop Kelly High School in 1980. Lou graduated from the American Culinary Federation's Chef's Apprenticeship program in 1984. He has wor...

People in this episode

Hosts: Victor Miller, Tom Luna

Guest: Chef Lou Aaron

Topics covered

• cooking
• biography
• Idaho
• culinary education
• local history

Keywords

• Chef Lou Aaron
• Boise
• culinary
• American Culinary Federation
• Bishop Kelly High School
• Idaho history
• cooking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Culinary Federation

Places: Boise, Alabama, Bishop Kelly High School

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