Work has already begun to revitalize Old Algiers’ historically significant building that’s been forlorn since Hurricane Katrina. On the way back home from a ladies lunch, we stopped at a light when I caught sight of the peaked roofline of a huge, abandoned building hunkering behind much smaller residences and […]
New Orleans Food News: August 2025
Made a move … After spending nearly two decades feeding office denizens in the CBD, the Empire State Delicatessen picked up shop and moved all the way past the far end of St. Charles Avenue to Oak Street. A change in names coincided with the move, as the new spot […]
New Orleans Food News: July 2025
*I know there’s no June 2025 Food News. Oops! Dad’s cookin’ . . . Named after Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne deBienville, the French explorer known as the “Father of Louisiana,” Le Moyne Bistro is the latest restaurant launched by Tim Armstead and chefs Farrell Harrison and Christian Hurst. With Warehouse District […]
Tumbledown NOLA: The Municipal Auditorium
When I moved to New Orleans over 20 years ago with my shih-tzu, Pippin, I quickly fell in love with the city’s lush green spaces, especially City Park and Audubon, with their majestic oaks and abundant wildlife. Curious about what else to explore, I asked locals about Armstrong Park—only to […]
A Palette of Place: Michalopoulos’ Hotel Pompadour
In contrast to the ubiquitous grays, browns and beiges that dominate swaths of suburban landscapes across the country, the architecture of New Orleans is a kaleidoscope of color. Long before the city’s post-Katrina explosion of vivid hues, it already boasted a palette all its own – one uniquely captured in […]
House of the Week: 4518 – 30 Jean Lafitte Blvd.
It’s been a while, but I’m back at it and this time I’m “goin’ down the bayou, takin’ you all the way” to where Goose Bayou meets Bayou Barataria in Lafitte. While I didn’t find Ray or Mama Odie, I did find this interesting property for sale. A little over […]
Tumbledown NOLA – Ashton Theater
Over a decade ago, my boyfriend and I dipped our toes into the roiling hot tub that is home ownership. At that time, the Louisiana Housing Commission was offering a Soft Second program, a home-buying assistance loan which would pay up to $85,000, and after ten years of residency, the […]
Mother’s Ham Bake
Discover a few secrets behind the slice at a restaurant on the edge of the Warehouse District that’s been serving the “world’s best baked ham” for over 80 years. Mother’s might get all the hype for its roast beef debris po-boys, fried chicken, and red beans and rice, but the […]
New Orleans Food News: May 2025
As sure as eggs on Sunday … Dynamic drag duo Lou Henry Hoover and Kitten LaRue have officially opened permanent digs for their mom and pop sweet stand Chance in Hell Snowballs. The popular snowball stand began as a side-project out of the married couple’s home until they got sidelined […]
If a Café Could Hug: Inside Fatma’s Cozy Corner
Visiting Fatma’s Cozy Corner in the Tremé is a lot like an open invitation to hang out at your best friend’s house. Comfy, high-backed, paisley-upholstered couches are tucked next to the front window, an upright piano stands stolid, waiting patiently to be played in a rear dining room, and a […]
Tumbledown NOLA – Plaza Tower
Sitting empty for nearly a quarter of a century, demolition of the Plaza Tower is long-overdue. I’m a preservationist at heart. When I see neglected properties around New Orleans, my inclination almost always leans heavily toward restoration or adaptive reuse. In most cases, abandoned structures have the potential to thrive […]
New Orleans Food News: April 2025
Erster liquor . . . Brian Weisnicht and Chef Farrell Harrison, the dream team behind Plates on Annunciation Street, have launched another Warehouse District restaurant on Tchoupitoulas Street dubbed Maria’s Oyster & Wine Bar. Located in the space that held N.O.S.H, or New Orleans Social House, adjacent to Tommy’s Wine […]
Out-Of-The-Box Bánh Mì
Restaurants in New Orleans going against the grain with offbeat bánh mì. Affectionately known as Vietnamese po-boys, bánh mì have arguably become as quintessentially New Orleans as crawfish étouffée and Bananas Foster. The infusion of Vietnamese culture into the current Crescent City gumbo happened after the fall of Saigon and […]