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 […]
Neighborhood nosh . . . Among the first culinarians to graduate from New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) and kin of The Kupcake Factory owners, Laura Bueso recently partnered with her mother to launch Barrio Bites Mid-City. Located in the former Church Alley Coffee shop space on Canal Street, […]
Revisiting restaurants covered years ago to see what’s changed, or what’s deliciously stayed the same. It’s been more than 17 years since Chef Nathanial Zimet’s BBQ dreams made the jump from the celebrated “Purple Truck” (aka Que Crawl) into a side-hall cottage on Jeanette Street. In the years since, the […]
Crossing the pond . . . After almost five years in business, a Mid-City smash burger joint has branched out across the lake. Banks Street’s Bub’s Burgers has opened a third location (or does the grab-n-go spot opened last year on Freret Street only count as half a location?) in […]
Revisiting restaurants covered years ago to see what’s changed, or what’s deliciously stayed the same. Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski effectively made elevated Cajun magic when they launched Cochon Restaurant in 2006 – and Butcher, which opened three years later, was a citified answer to a back-country boucherie. While the […]
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. […]
Before we get too deep into 2026, I wanted to share some details about a few choice food extravaganzas I enjoyed last year. Overall, last year was one hell of a shit show, from the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street to the re-election of democracy’s most orange of enemies — […]
Presentation is key . . . Veho Hospitality, the folks who gave us the endlessly-entertaining Tacos Del Cartel (Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots!), recently opened a whole new restaurant concept dubbed Sushi by Us. Located on O’Keefe Avenue inside The Beacon at South Market, the new restaurant took over what […]
Simmered in a sauce piquant, sauteed in garlic butter or deep fried, frog legs have long maintained a place on local menus. While realistically no one is worried about dining on the cursed limbs of Tiana or Prince Naveen, many people are understandably squeamish about eating frog legs. Not only […]
A pastry by any other name . . . Gracious, the beloved New Orleans bakery launched in Gert Town by Megan and Jay Forman over a decade ago, is now under new ownership. Callais Capital Management, a Louisiana-based, venture capital investments firm, has purchased the bakery with promises to keep […]
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’gathering a cuppa . . . Algiers Point java destination Congregation Coffee Roasters recently launched a second location Uptown on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street. Ever since former owner Eliott Guthrie sold the coffee house and roastery to Patrick Brennan in 2023, they’ve promised a reach into […]