Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Schulz There are so many things that can be said about chocolate, it’s hard to know where to begin. Like most people I know, especially women, I have what might be called an […]
For almost eight years I have penned this column discussing delicious and affordable eats in the Greater New Orleans Area. Every month I reveal at least two (often as many as six) dishes or meals to be had when one is limited by an unforgiving budget. But just this once […]
A pair of Baton Rouge natives offer a comprehensive approach to interiors, everything from furnishings and art to scents and textiles, with their home goods shop in the Lower Garden District. It seemed destined that Katie Logan Leblanc and Jensen Killen would one day be working together in a field […]
No, I’m not talking about money. I’m talking about something infinitely more valuable … the avocado. Growing up in California, avocados were fairly plentiful especially when they were in season, but they were still on the costly side. Only enjoyed on special occasions, I lovingly recall rare lunches with my […]
In anticipation of the 9th annual Hogs for the Cause at the end of this month, I got to thinking about all the wonderful ways in which we enjoy this delicious animal. Aside from all of the mouthwatering, smoked ribs and pulled pork we’ll be inhaling March 23rd & 24th, […]
Only two years after opening, the Downtown Marriott hotel undergoes renovations on its 220 guest rooms and names Kenneth Jacques as its new General Manager. Originally constructed in 1921 and named a National Historic Landmark in 1977, the New Orleans Cotton Exchange building on the northern corner of Gravier and […]
“Interesting,” the woman murmured. Her gaze flicked back and forth between my face and the almost empty coffee cup in her hands. I had never met her before. She was strikingly beautiful with dark, almond-shaped eyes, black-brown hair and smooth, olive-toned skin. A friend of my aunt’s, she had been […]
Chinese New Year starts just a few days after Mardi Gras this year on Friday, February 16th, kicking off the year of the brown dog, hence my snarky title. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I am no stranger to the festivities which include elaborate red and gold […]
More than a century old, a renovated icon breathes new life into a long-defunct corner of Canal Street, anchoring the city’s growing bio-medical district. Originally opened in 1907, the Jung was designed by renowned local architectural firm Weiss & Dreyfus for entrepreneurs Peter Jung, Sr., Peter Jung, Jr., and A.L. […]
Great gods of gluttony! As tried and true New Orleanians, are we truly expected to put aside our Bacchanalian behavior in the spirit of a New Year resolution? Are we honestly making promises for a more healthy tomorrow when less than a 144 hours later we’ll be celebrating Twelfth Night […]
Destination: Metairie With seemingly endless rows of well-manicured lawns, cul-de-sacs brimming with playing kids, tidy homes and neat gardens … Metairie, Louisiana is a lot like suburbs all over the country. Strip malls hug the edges of orderly communities and schools are wrapped securely within residential zones. Small neighborhoods pour […]
A recent transplant discovers her calling through unexpected channels and becomes the latest creative asset to Crescent City interiors. Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Holly Owen has spent much of her life in the Northeastern part of the country; from New Jersey and Connecticut to Cambridge, Massachusetts. But a little […]