Before I moved to New Orleans, I had never even heard of a po’ boy. There were sandwiches, hoagies, subs, clubs and heroes…but no po’ […]
Cookbook: Taste of Tremé
A couple of months ago, author Todd-Michael St. Pierre sent me a copy of his brand new cookbook, Taste of Tremé. What with the holidays and work, […]
Taking a ride on “A Streetcar Named Delicious”
While reading the recipes in A Streetcar Named Delicious by Todd-Michael St. Pierre, I couldn’t help but sense the author’s whimsical, childlike nature from the […]
I don’t speak Cajun!
Recently, I sent some gifts with a distinctly local flair to my 5-year-old niece and laughed uproariously when my brother-in-law called back screaming “How am […]
Wish it was my New Orleans story: The House on First Street
Let me begin by being completely straightforward…I hate books about the 2005 levee failures a.k.a. Hurricane Katrina. Perhaps I am too emotional or too sensitive, […]
Support your local bookseller! Visit Blue Cypress Books
On my way back home, I had a two-hour layover in LAX and I didn’t know what to do with myself. Stretching, eating, roaming around […]
Books: The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish
In the premiere episode of HBO’s Treme, there is a scene where John Goodman’s character is ranting about the levee failures to a British television […]
Arcadian Books & Prints: A dream come true
Ever since I was a young girl falling in love with the written word for the first time, I formulated this image in my head […]
Books: Historic Photos of Louisiana
This weekend on Saturday, May 15th, Dean Shapiro will be signing his latest book, Historic Photos of Louisiana, at Blue Cypress Books on Oak Street. […]