Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
After John and I stuffed ourselves silly with Chinese food at Jung’s Golden Dragon last week, I took his hand and literally dragged him about two-doors down the block to enjoy a delicious, sweet dainty from Sucré. Okay, it wasn’t a dainty, it was a sundae! Specifically, it was a […]
Growing up in the Bay Area did not make me an expert on Chinese food, but I am very familiar with different aspects of the cuisine. As a matter of fact, my Mom’s best friend and neighbor was from Hong Kong, so steamed pork buns and red envelopes were as […]
I feel ashamed, appalled and just plain mortified at my supreme sloth and I can’t hold my head up in public until I admit to my stellar level of laziness, throw this burden from my chest and heave a humongous sigh of relief. We drove to Trū Burger. Indeedy! A friend […]
There’s just something wonderful, even almost divine, about waking up on a Sunday morning to the smell of freshly baked biscuits. I’ll swear on a stack of bibles that my Aunt Edie made the best homemade buttermilk biscuits on the planet. When she came to visit us from South Carolina, […]
After my birthday blowout last week, we desperately needed to tone it down a bit financially. Thankfully, I was hankering for a relaxed, neighborhood vibe with home cooked meals and a very casual atmosphere and suddenly I remembered that I still hadn’t tried Liuzza’s Restaurant & Bar. A long-standing, local […]
Maybe it was because leaving behind another decade of my life was a little unsettling…okay, a lot unsettling, but I could not choose where I wanted to eat for my birthday on Saturday. I asked folks on Facebook, put up a post on a local food forum and received numerous, […]
You may have noticed the conspicuous lack of dessert in my last post. Well, that was on purpose. I thought the sweet, cool treat we had deserved a post all their own. After lunch, I deliberately refused to order dessert because there was one spot in the French Quarter that I’ve […]
Everyone knows by now that I am not one for fancy dress. I will make a sincere effort at not looking slovenly, but I do not own any high-heeled shoes and, since I have not worn it for over a decade, I am pretty sure I have completely forgotten how […]
On Saturday John and I got into our car, hungry and ready to head to Elizabeth’s for brunch, when I turned the ignition only to hear a nasty grinding noise of metal against metal. It seemed that our sickly car finally taken its last breath. What were we to do? […]
It seems all one can do in the hottest month of the year is think cool. Dressing in light-colored linens, pulling your hair up off your neck, making sure all your beverages are well-iced and keeping the oven in the “off” position are all essential means for survival this month […]
A little over a year ago, I posted a blog (a mini-bitch fest really) about the strange lack of donut shops in Orleans Parish. I just couldn’t understand how the city, especially all the suits downtown, had survived this long without a really great donut shop. Thankfully, back in April […]
About a month ago, I got a press release announcing “Start Your Dinner at Noon” promotion at Le Meritage and I screamed aloud in ecstasy. John turned away from his computer to ask what the hell was wrong with me and when he spotted the new lunch prix fixe menu open […]
I’ve never been on a Caribbean vacation. The closest I’ve come to warm, tropical water and white, sandy beaches with shady palm trees is Destin…and that was only once. The other day, I was having a serious yen for all things “tropical.” I pictured myself with a colorful cocktail in […]