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A Matter of Perception: Brigtsen’s Restaurant

May 29, 2026 No Comments

Revisiting restaurants covered years ago to see what’s changed, or what’s deliciously stayed the same. “I think the most obvious changes are not at the restaurant itself, but the city in general,” says Frank Brigtsen, chef and co-owner of Brigtsen’s Restaurant. “I say that is because of the altered perspective […]

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Louisiana: It’s the Berries!

March 1, 2022 No Comments

From Watsonville, California to Stilwell, Oklahoma, there are quite a few cities who’s claim to fame is the “Strawberry Capital of the World,” but for folks around here that title will forever and always belong to Ponchatoula. For almost two centuries, farmers in and around Tangipahoa Parish have been growing […]

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Though she was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kim Ranjbar took her passion for the written word and dragged it over 2000 miles to flourish in the city she loves. For well over a decade, she's been eating, photographing and writing about food (and more!) in New Orleans, her work appearing in local publications such as French Quarter Journal, Where Y'at Magazine, New Orleans Living Magazine, NewOrleans.com and Louisiana Kitchen & Culture.

After over 20 years as a transplant — surviving hurricanes, levee failures, oil spills, boil water advisories and hipster invasions — Kim hopes to eventually earn the status of local and be welcomed into the fold.

Feel free to contact her at kimranjbar@gmail.com

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  • August 1, 2019

    Taco the town

  • January 1, 2018

    Crossing the 17th Street Canal

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    Falafel Fan

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  • October 29, 2012

    Feelin’ shiny at Gracious Bakery

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    Munching on Maple Street

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