I found a cranberry holiday cookie recipe online and decided to put a Louisiana twist on it. Local raw sugar is added instead of white, Pecans are subbed for walnuts, and satsumas replace oranges.
Tchoup Industries has made its TV debut! Our tan Flap Messenger regularly appears throughout the first season of CBS' Zoo (TV series) on main character Mitch Morgan.
"Following Katrina, imaginative innovators washed off the muck and began to craft and sell goods imbued with a distinct New Orleans flavor... In the Lower Garden District, the design-minded covet the bags and backpacks at Tchoup Industries, made using regionally sourced repurposed materials."
As part of Dirty Coast's showcase of local designers and makers, they sat down with Patti Dunn, Tchoup Industries' designer, for a conversation about fur purses, snoballs, and recycled wool curtains.
Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business renaissance to join him. We were so excited when Patti Dunn - Tchoup Industries Founder & Designer - was asked to be one of his weekly guests, along with Robin Borne of Söpö, our Mid-City stockist.
Our designer, Patti Dunn, was asked to guest-write an article for USA Love List blog about her top 10 favorite products #madeinlouisiana! Who made the list?!