Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
For almost eight years I have penned this column discussing delicious and affordable eats in the Greater New Orleans Area. Every month I reveal at least two (often as many as six) dishes or meals to be had when one is limited by an unforgiving budget. But just this once […]
Great gods of gluttony! As tried and true New Orleanians, are we truly expected to put aside our Bacchanalian behavior in the spirit of a New Year resolution? Are we honestly making promises for a more healthy tomorrow when less than a 144 hours later we’ll be celebrating Twelfth Night […]
“All sorrows are less with bread. ” -Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra It comes to the table warm, wrapped in a cloth, piled in a basket or sliced on a plate, but is often taken for granted, devoured before the appetizers or pushed aside and ignored in favor of “saving room.” […]
If you didn’t already know, Coquette is easily one of the best restaurants in New Orleans … and in a city where incredible restaurants are a dime a dozen, that’s saying a whole hell of a lot. Like Patois and Boucherie, I try to visit Coquette as often as I […]
Due to throwing my back out and some feminine issues you definitely don’t want to hear about, I was not able to attend almost all of Tales of the Cocktail this year. Strangely enough, it was going to be my very first year because I finally scored the media credentials […]
So it wasn’t actually Christmas, it was the eve before Christmas Eve…er…actually…it was the afternoon before Christmas Eve. It was the 23rd of December, okay? Anyhow, John and I decided we were way past due for a visit to the fairly-new restaurant, Coquette, on the corner of Washington and Magazine. […]