New
Orleans has always been known for great food and great music. Combine the two,
and there is no greater recipe for success. Mark
Levinson, an
American designer for audio equipment, is doing just that! The company is
partnering with famous chefs to highlight just how food and music enhance one
another. Locally, Levinson has partnered with one of New Orleans's most
well-known James Beard Award winning chefs, Nina Compton. Compton is known not
only as a James Beard's "Best Chef South" winner in 2018, but also was the
recipient of Food & Wine Magazine's "Best New Chefs 2017." She is
the proprietor of both Compère Lapin located in the Warehouse District and
Bywater American Bistro, where she combines her adoration for French and
Italian cuisine.
Mark
Levison hopes that its partnership with Nina Compton will show how food and
music complement each other. To do so, the brand's first official ambassador
program will release four brand new episodes of "Mark Levinson Reveals" to air
June 7 through September 20. These new episodes will reveal a deep focus on
culinary and musically inspired topics. One of the four episodes will feature
Nina Compton, along with famous New Orleans jazz singer Robin Barnes, often
called "The Songbird of New Orleans." Together, they will focus on the
importance of food and music and the role they play in what makes New Orleans
unique.
Additionally, Levinson is also donating $25,000 to the James Beard Foundation's "Open for Good" campaign, whose focus is to assist the restaurant industry which was so severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This foundation will provide invaluable resources to help independent restaurants build back better. Airing August 2, 2021, Nina Compton will go in depth about the donation in her "Mark Levinson Reveals" episode. According to Nina Compton, "The Mark Levinson brand is known for bringing true craftsmanship to transformative sound experiences, which as a chef is something I strive to bring to every dish and culinary experience I create."
