Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
Someone once told me that in order to taste the best a restaurant has to offer, you have to try the appetizers. These telltale “beginnings” often represent the true creativity lurking in the kitchen and hold the promise for a fabulous meal, but sometimes you might want it to be […]
The first thought that poofed into my head upon hearing the name High Hat Cafe was “So, it’s snobbish Southern food?’ Was I being hastily judgemental? Did I “get out my conclusions mat” as my loving boyfriend loved to quote from that cult classic film, Office Space? Last week, my […]
If I could, I would…every single day. (Was I supposed to show a pic of the coffee?)
You’d think that by now I would have hit almost every restaurant in my neighborhood, but there are, in fact, a few I have had yet to patronize for no other reason than I simply had not gotten around to it yet. Last Sunday, I was able to put another […]
As all of the students trickle out of town, heading back to their parent’s homes for the summer in some distant city, I often ponder about what they might miss. Naturally, they will probably pine over the lost camaraderie of being among their college buddies, crazy New Orleans parties, festivals […]
This delicious cup of rich coffee with an almond sugar cookie reminds me that I need another cup this sleepy Monday morning….and I also need to go back to Lilette and order at least three dishes of Alaskan king crab claws with passionfruit butter.
Perhaps it might seem odd, but when the weather starts getting warmer and daylight stretches into the evening, an itch comes over me that cries out for tangy guacamole scooped up by warm, crispy tortilla chips and an icy margarita made with fresh lime, the glass supporting a thick rim […]
Sometimes, you just can’t come up with a good introduction. No matter how hard you stare at the blinking cursor, your brain feels just about as empty as the pristine white screen in front of your face. Strange thoughts run through your mind occasionally like “Did I brush my teeth […]
I will always love a delicious cup of Try Me Coffee at the Trolley Stop Cafe…be it 10AM or 2AM.
Pinching the tail, you pull out the spicy morsel from it’s shell and eye the tumbled feast on the table before you…what next? A hunk of andouille? A buttery, red potato smeared with creamy garlic? Eat more crawfish while you think about it. As the sun dips towards the horizon […]
“But what is that of every hueyou carry in your basket?Tis eggs of gold and eggs of blue;I wonder that you ask it.” ~Rowena Bennett We are, all of us, very familiar with the archetypal, historical and cultural significance of the egg, ideas and beliefs that stretch back long before […]
A perfect cappuccino with truffles and raw sugar at Bayona.
Did the weather get warmer, so that I could drink Cool Brew or did drinking Cool Brew bring on the warm weather? A shot of Toasted Almond Cool Brew, some cold water, an Equal packet or two and rich, chocolate milk over ice is the best…iced coffee drink…ever…