Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
Less than a month ago, I got the opportunity to interview Chef Frank Brigtsen at his restaurant on Dante Street just a few blocks from my house. It was the first time I’d met the James Beard Award-winning chef, and to be perfectly honest, I was a bit nervous. Thankfully, […]
If the title didn’t make it obvious, the whole purpose of this monthly column is finding scrumptious dishes of all shapes, sizes and flavors that won’t break the bank, ultimately less than $15. We all love it, but dining out is indeed a luxury, an unneeded expense, especially amidst this […]
More than Twain’s well-beloved urchin, whenever I think of the word “Huckleberry” I can’t help but be reminded of the movie Tombstone. Val Kilmer played the sexiest, gun-slinging “lunger” I’d ever seen and it’s hard to erase something like that from a young woman’s memory. All fantasies aside, I just […]
I’ve whined about this before, but sometimes it’s a real pain in the ass taking a risk and trying a new restaurant. Sure, it could easily be fabulous and I could find a new favorite, but it could also just as easily be awful and sometimes, just once in a […]
Gimmicks don’t appeal to me at all…well…most of the time. I mean, we’ve all fallen for the con at least once in our lives. Hell, in my naivete I bought a set of tile cleaning products “as seen on TV” that claimed almost miraculous restoration to 50-year-old grout. The only […]
Although we may live in a city unlike any other in the country that existed well before the United States, one that has been so heavily influenced by the French, Spanish, Haitians and Africans that it seems to exist a world apart from the rest of the nation, New Orleans […]
Rumors spreading about the imminent death of the po-boy have been greatly exaggerated. Local foodies have been all a-buzz, venting on Facebook or Twitter about a seemingly insignificant burst of fast food restaurants moving in on neighborhood territory and “threatening the integrity of our local cuisine.” Dismayed cries filled cyberspace […]
After subsisting off oatmeal and frozen blueberries for breakfast over the past several weeks, I just couldn’t take it anymore. It’s not that I am slamming those particular food items really, it’s just that breakfast is truly my favorite meal of the day, especially when it means dishes like French […]
A couple of weeks back, John and I were cabbing it back home and while gabbing with the driver, we got into a conversation about food. Our driver was an elderly black man who was born and raised in the city and, although I know where I love to dine, […]
Realizing I’ll draw a lot of flak from avid fans, I have to stand my ground and claim (without fear) that Jacques-Imo’s Cafe is a bonafide tourist trap. Chef/owner Jack Leonardi deserves unmitigated props for the buzz about the unique eatery he’s established on Oak Street, a restaurant that attracts […]
No! Not Taco Bell! Believe it or not, there are some fabulous Mexican eats to be had in the Crescent City without having to resort to our favorite fast food fall-backs. Granted, many are a far cry from “authentic” Mexican food, but honestly…who doesn’t love Tex-Mex? Is it wrong to […]
No offense to all those rabbit-food lovers out there, but I could never be a vegetarian. To be perfectly honest, I don’t quite understand the appeal of that type of diet. Humans have eaten meat for a very long time. If we are indeed all natural herbivores, as a lot […]
Admitting you’re not a sports fan in New Orleans is akin to blasphemy, but there’s really nothing I can do about it. Maybe it was the years growing up with my father who, firmly ensconced on the couch, would command silence when the game was on or the grating voices […]