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Up Close & Personal: Joe Rotolo

March 3, 2013 No Comments

Custom clothier Luca Falcone on Magazine Street takes fashion to a whole new level. While living and working overseas, local-born businessman Joe Rotolo was exposed […]

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Up Close & Personal: Chef Ian Schnoebelen

March 3, 2013 No Comments

Esteemed local chef Ian Schnoebelen branches out to Bywater with his second restaurant, Mariza. “For three months, I did nothing but peel potatoes, carrots and […]

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Mia Calamia at La Divina Gelateria

January 10, 2013 No Comments

“It’s much easier to get people to come over if you make food.” Houston born and New Orleans bred Chef Mia Calamia discovered quickly that […]

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Women Behind the Stick: Abigail Gullo, Ferrel Dugas & Lu Brow

November 13, 2012 No Comments

A trio of exceptional female bartenders from the Commander’s Family of Restaurants share their passion for spirits and the city where cocktails were born. Abigail […]

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Eat It! I Dare You

October 1, 2012 No Comments

“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.” – Hannibal Lecter, Silence of […]

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The crawfish boil chronicles: Heather Goodwin

October 9, 2010 No Comments

*Photo courtesy of Andreas Koch @nolapus Due to my own relative physical inactivity, it never fails to amaze me when someone I know displays an […]

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The crawfish boil chronicles: Lorin Gaudin

September 16, 2010 2 Comments

If I had to name one person who drastically intensified my passion for food in the last decade, it’d have to be my good friend […]

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The crawfish boil chronicles: Anne Baker

September 2, 2010 No Comments

Inching ever forward in my “crawfish boil” quest, I met with Anne Baker several days ago to enjoy a few beers and get the “dirt” […]

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The crawfish boil chronicles: Ryan Tramonte

August 5, 2010 3 Comments

One of the most important events of my new life in New Orleans was the first time I got invited to a crawfish boil. To […]

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Though she was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kim Ranjbar felt New Orleans calling her home as soon as she hit puberty. A graduate of granola U (a.k.a. Sonoma State University) with a BA in English and a concentration in Creative Writing, Kim took her passion for the written word and dragged it over 2000 miles to flourish in the city she loves.

After over seventeen years as a transplant — surviving hurricanes, levee failures, oil spills, boil water advisories and hipster invasions — Kim hopes to eventually earn the status of local and be welcomed into the fold.

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    Cooking Keto: Smoked Sausage & Vegetable Packets

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