Sums it up really: But the best concert I saw cost nothing, at what has to be the best free venue in New Orleans, Three Muses on Frenchmen Street, in the Seventh Ward, just outside the French Quarter. Why? It’s intimate but not crowded. (While the staff members at the door don’t collect covers, they…
A short tribute to NOLA food to the accompaniment of Pops and Bing. Pops’ favourite in featured image. bing crosbyfoodLouis Armstrongnew orleansNOLA
This from The Advocate foodnew orleans
Not news to us. Check out Saveur‘s NOLA recipe listing. Among American cities, New Orleans is almost unique in its passion for tradition and its success in preserving its deeply rooted dining culture foodLouisiananew orleansSaveur
For the past 20 years, a festival not to be missed has been Jazz on the Bayou. Held at the Bayou Liberty estate of Gardner and Ronnie Kole, this “backyard festival” has raised more than $1 million dollars for the charities it supports. Every year, Jazz on the Bayou spotlights many of the area’s top…
This from NPR’s The Salt. calasfoodFrench QuarterMardi Grasnew orleans
Fodor’s used to be (maybe still is) the benchmark of uncritical stuffiness but Alexis Korman does a fine job of not falling into that smug mindset. BeignetCajunCajun cuisinefoodnew orleans
Stacey Plaisance for AP The elaborate meals, which stem from the old French tradition of eating a lavish meal after midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, have become a popular draw for visitors to New Orleans during the holiday season. Christmascreolefoodnew orleansRéveillon
A nice and useful article. For practiced chefs like her and Barnard, the pop-up is a way to experiment, or probe the idea of opening a restaurant without diving into debt. For those who attend, it fills an empty niche. And it gives the legions of New Orleans’ strange somewhere to go. “It’s the opportunity…
This series could be promising since Bourdain is behind it. My concern however is that Bourdain’s louche street-wise production values will dominate, setting the tone that might not be best for others like Chang. I think Chan is really is a culinary genius rather than being a competent and knowledgeable cook who travels around. I…
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