Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
With Easter just around the corner, I can’t help but think of sweets. I don’t know about you, but when I was little my bright yellow basket (which is still sitting in my Mom’s closet) was overflowing with jelly bean-filled plastic eggs, fluffy yellow Peeps, malted milk chocolate Easter eggs […]
No matter how you spell it, an omelet is indubitably an eggs-cellent creation. Aside from my mom’s less-than-beautiful but always delicious jack cheese and tomato versions, I’ll never forget my first restaurant omelet. It was from a hot, new breakfast spot in downtown San Mateo that was soon known for […]
Quite often, I can be almost too optimistic when it comes to dining experiences. I wave off inconveniences that would definitely have other diners reducing tips, taking their problems to the manager or worse, giving an ugly review on Yelp. But for me, if the food was incredible, I could […]
Though most will be planning a special outing with their significant others this Valentines Day, I’ll be bucking the trend with a day-long ode to oysters. You may be telling yourself “She’s probably single or maybe just doesn’t play into that annual greeting card holiday,” but nothing could be further […]
There’s a commercial that airs quite often on local radio where a couple of guys are talking about where they want to go for lunch and one of them, in a thick New Orleans accent, says “I want a big, juicy mouth-watering burgah and I want it now!” Though he […]
There once was a time when bar food was simpler fare, think beer nuts, pretzels and, if you were lucky, some freshly microwaved popcorn. Though you can still find spots that offer those old-school, blessedly-free treats, pub grub has elevated considerably since the “good old days,” you just have to […]
When seeking affordable eats, sometimes the best area to seek out is anywhere near a college campus. After all most students are typically cash poor, relying on stipends from their parents or part-time, minimum wage jobs to get them through the month. Dining out means discovering a spot that offers […]
Jacques “Jack” Leonardi, owner of the exceedingly popular Jacques-Imo’s on Oak Street and Crabby Jack’s on Jefferson Highway, shares his life and lessons about thriving in New Orleans’ highly competitive restaurant industry. Drive by the corner of Cambronne and Oak Street during dinner time and you will inevitably see a […]
As a suburban-born and bred woman, I have fond (and not so fond) teenage memories of hanging out in the mall after school and grabbing snacks from the food court. My friends and I would regularly ruin the dinners our mothers had planned for us by feasting on big-as-your-head pizza […]
Perhaps I am biased, but I believe that Oak Street has become one of the tastiest main streets in New Orleans. I did live in the Carrollton neighborhood (right behind the Maple Leaf) for more than 12 years and the sheer variety of dining options within walking distance became almost […]
When the heat index rises and life just isn’t livable without air conditioning, eating hot meals (or worse, preparing hot meals) can suck the life right out of you. In New Orleans, during these scorching summer months, grabbing a bowl of gumbo or munching on a platter of fried seafood […]
Easily one of the best things about living in a metropolis, even a smallish one like New Orleans, is the bounty of great eats and drinks mere blocks from your front door. Every main street in town, even ones not so main, include a diverse array of restaurants offering everything […]
“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 […]