Elizabeth Dougherty

Elizabeth Dougherty has been cooking and writing about food intensively for more than ten years. She is the fourth generation of chefs and gourmet grocers in her family with her mother, Francesca Esposito and grandmother, Carmella being major influences in her early cooking years. As a teenager, her family sent her to Europe where she became focused on French and Italian cuisine. She survived a year and half of culinary tutelage under a maniacal Swiss-German chef and is a graduate of NYIT, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business and Labor Relations. Food And Travel Nation has won two news awards for content. Broadcasting LIVE each week, nationwide, on FoodNationRadio.com and on stations around the country.

YUMMY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP A CLEAR WINNER

Food and Travel Nation Taste Test Broadcast Date:  1/22/22 January is National Soup Month and for a good reason.  There’s nothing better on a cold, cloudy, rainy (or snowy) night than a bowl of hot chicken noodle soup.  Elizabeth’s website is filled with soup recipes, but if you don’t have time …

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TASTE TEST STRAWBERRY TOASTER PASTRIES

Food and Travel Nation Taste Test Broadcast Date:  1/15/22 Those strawberry-flavored toaster pastries are a quick and easy (though not very nutritious) breakfast.  Based upon a lawsuit against one manufacturer last year, we had a few boxes on hand and decided to see which tastes better. Have a suggestion for …

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