Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
A new festival celebrating legendary New Orleans writer Lafcadio Hearn and the city’s ties with Japan is the brainchild of Amy Kirk Duvoisin, founder of the beloved Joan of Arc Parade. If you Google the name Lafcadio, a top result offers pronunciation help: laf-KAH-dee-oh. But if Amy Kirk Duvoisin has […]
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana opened a new French Quarter exhibition space this spring, offering a comprehensive – and fascinating – overview of Queer history in New Orleans. Over a decade ago, Stuart Butler, a veteran political activist for the local LGBTQ+ community, invited a few close friends over to […]
There’s something to be said for infotainment, as a tour with ‘The Professor’ blends historical facts with a little local flavor. “This is a weird ass town . . . it really is.” laughs Ric “The Professor” Coleman of Hottest Hell Tours. “You can mine its history for a thousand […]
It’s a family affair at a new Vietnamese restaurant in the St. Claude corridor – just outside the Marigny – and happily, everyone’s invited. Many people exclaim that their mother’s cooking is the best, but at Mời Vietnamese Deli & Homestyle Cooking, the proof is in the cà ri gà. […]
Artist Rishita Monga recently opened a boutique jewelry shop on Chartres Street where the ethereal has become tangible . . . and infinitely wearable. Enveloped in billowy white linens and adorned with a crystal chandelier, Ajoonii is a fantastical bijou shop, a dream manifested by owner and creator Rishita Monga. […]
Dinner and a show and home by 10? Pulcinella! celebrates a year of serving up Sicilian comfort food – and offering sassy burlesque and drag shows for dessert, right upstairs at the Original Nite Cap cabaret. In historic Italian theatre, Pulcinella was a stock character who personifies the “everyman.” His […]
Chef Tabone offers a European-esque menu in the lush, sunlit courtyard alongside Krewe’s flagship store on Royal Street. In Latin, patula means “wide-spreading”; in Sanskrit, “eloquent”; and in Tagalog, “poetic.” For Chef Rob Tabone, though, it’s chiefly a nod to Marigold, the restaurant that thrived in this space nearly a […]
A lifelong musician, this New Orleans native turned her performance career toward advocacy in the arts by specializing in entertainment law. In the vibrant city of New Orleans, where music and culture intertwine, Julia Holt stands as a dynamic force at the intersection of art and law. A native of […]
While James Beard-award winning chef Susan Spicer is the face of her famous French Quarter restaurant, her chef de cuisine Christiane Engeran keeps the fires burning. The first time she met Chef Susan Spicer, Christiane “Christy” Engeran was poly-sci student at Southeastern Louisiana University working at one of Hammond’s few […]