Nine Great New Orleans Restaurants – (Slideshow)
Here are what I think are the nine best New Orleans restaurants. I considered the mix of great food, good atmosphere and a classic New Orleans feel when choosing them. I put them in this slideshow...
View ArticleA British Reporter’s New Orleans Food Tour
Sometimes it’s fascinating to read a foreigner’s take on the city of New Orleans, its food and its culture. Mary Hart of the Telegraph in London gives an account of her recent trip to the Crescent City...
View ArticleTory McPhail of Commander’s Palace Wins Beard’s Best Chef South
What is it with Commander’s Palace? Why do they seem to have chefs who rake in all of the awards over the years. I mean we have Paul Prudhomme who’s won numerous awards, Emeril Lagasse who’s won the...
View ArticleCollege Inn Starts New Tradition of Eating Locally Garden to Table in Uptown...
New Orleans gardens are pretty well known as it’s really easy to grow things here. Used to be back in the day most stuff you put on your table was grown locally. Now we have this eat locally challenge...
View ArticleVertical Planters: An Innovation for New Orleans Gardens
It’s pretty easy to grow things in our New Orleans gardens. In fact, you don’t really have to do anything to have a garden, just sit on the porch and watch the wild things grow. I’ve found things...
View ArticleThe Roosevelt’s Fountain Lounge – A Reopening in Grand New Orleans Style
Got an invite to the reopening of the once famous Fountain Lounge at the grand old Roosevelt Hotel. Seems like fun, time to get out, so what the heck, I called in my RSVP. Getting an invite to these...
View ArticleTP Declares Top 10 New Orleans Restaurants 2013
New Orleans food critic Brett Anderson’s got his new list of the best food places in New Orleans. These are the ones he declares “that meet the expectations of fine-dining restaurants in terms of...
View ArticleAnthony Bourdain Explores the Essence of New Orleans after Katrina Through...
Anthony Bourdain came to New Orleans in 2009 for one of his No Reservations episodes. Bourdain likes New Orleans and has often extolled the virtues of our unique cuisine. In this video his sidekick is...
View ArticleGreat New Orleans Bars: Fan Your Flame at French 75 at Arnaud’s – Video
Some New Orleans bars are famous the world over like Pat O’Brien’s. But there are a lot smaller and more quaint cozy bars that harken back to old world charm and grace. One such place for me is French...
View ArticleHow to Make a French 75 – New Orleans Mixologist at French 75 Bar Sets Us...
Well, you learn something new everyday, now don’t ya. Here I am thinking that a French 75 is made with gin. But, here in this video the mixologist at French 75 bar in New Orleans French Quarter set me...
View Article13 Great and Groovy Breakfast Spots in New Orleans
Being a city with so many restaurants and great food you would expect that there would be a slew of fantastic breakfast spots in New Orleans. Yeah, New Orleanians like to eat all day everyday. 13 Great...
View ArticleIs There Really A Difference Tween Cajun and Creole Food? – Watch This And...
Being from New Orleans I always wondered what was the difference between Cajun and Creole cuisine. I mean I knew there was a difference but I didn’t know how to explain it. Is There Really A Difference...
View ArticleHow to Have Fun in New Orleans – Two Ditzy Chicks Do It Their Way – Video
Well, if you want an idea of how to have fun in New Orleans look no further than these two girls from Astronauts Wanted. They really seem to have caught the flavor of the city. How to Have Fun in New...
View ArticleOn Being a Mentor at Cafe Reconcile and a Key to the Violent Crime Problem in...
A few years ago I had the privilege of being a mentor for couple kids at Cafe Reconcile. Reconcile is a place that was started by a Jesuit priest in the heart of the Central City in New Orleans....
View ArticleEnjoying the High Life at The High Hat Cafe in New Orleans
Every year for a while now I go with Larry, a buddy of mine to some restaurant around New Orleans to celebrate our birthdays. Although my birthday is in April and his is in May we sometimes don’t get...
View ArticleBrennan’s Buys Napoleon House Causing a Rupture in the Fabric of New Orleans...
OK, I admit that title might be a little overdone but the age-old Napoleon House in the New Orleans French Quarter run for 100 years by the Impastato family is now in the hands of Ralph Brennan who has...
View ArticleNew Orleans Cocktails Movement In the Spotlight As 3 NOLA Bars and Bartender...
New Orleans cocktail are wise and wonderful things. I mean where else do you find a whole movement, festival and awards dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of it. It’s been claimed that the...
View ArticleCompetitive Eater Furiously Eats His Way Through New Orleans Food – Video
Furious Pete takes us on one of his famous world tours through New Orleans food. He hits all the hot spots and eats typical Crescent City fare from the best places. Competitive Eater Furiously Eats His...
View ArticleYou Can Get (Almost) Anything You Want at 25 Definitive New Orleans Restaurants
Of course we all know New Orleans restaurants and New Orleans food is known and celebrated the world over. For the last hundred years or so lots of books have been written about our food culture along...
View ArticleA Fun Saturday Afternoon at Newly Refurbished St. Roch Market in New Orleans
It’s nice to see the revival of St. Roch Market, one of the great New Orleans neighborhood markets. For years I’ve passed by this place on St. Claude Avenue and it’s been all boarded up, with paint...
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