Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
“If only I could have bought a house ten years ago.” This thought keeps running through my brain, especially when I see houses like this one. Located near the corner of Dufossat and Coliseum, this single, shotgun “cottage” is so beautiful and so quaint (only a bit more than 1300 […]
A little over a month ago, I celebrated my birthday again at Herbsaint. As dorky as it may sound, I was looking forward to my 42nd because for a whole year, I would be the “Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.” You see, I had […]
Remember how I said I don’t do product reviews? Yeah, well. I needed a can opener. Not to whine about what’s lost, but I used to have strong hands. I had no difficulty opening jars or beer bottles, and I gave a righteous shoulder massage, just ask anyone in my […]
The first apartment I looked at when I was planning my move to New Orleans was on Burgundy Street in the French Quarter. Local realtor Maurice Guillot met my mother and I in front of the “garçonnière” we wanted to look at and took no time correcting our pronunciations. “Baby, […]
A creamy cappuccino at Herbsaint made from French Truck Coffee…sigh.
Ever since it opened a few months back, I’d been dying to go to Peche. As you all know, I am a huge fan of anything connected to Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski because it seems that everything they touch turns to gold. And I’m not talking gold as in […]
You’ve probably seen articles and TV shows about the whole “Tiny Home” craze that’s sweeping the nation and, believe me, it has not escaped my attention either. I totally dig the idea of not taking up a lot of space to preserve the environment, nature and wildlife. Not to mention […]
Although I’ve been living in New Orleans for over ten years, there are still a quite a few places I’ve never been. For example, I have yet to dine at Galatoire’s for a Friday afternoon lunch, set foot inside the Superdome or seen a Saints’ game, for that matter, and […]
Sometimes it’s fun to go to extremes, pushing yourself to very edge, whether it be scarfing down fifteen dozen raw oysters in under an hour or running an “ultra” marathon, Although house hunting (a.k.a. window shopping) is definitely a lot tamer than either of those endeavors, I was thinking about extremes […]
If you’ve ever enjoyed a hearty lunch at Lüke, you know that it’s not exactly vegan-friendly, nor is it for the faint of heart. A few weeks ago, John and I braved the meaty wilds at 333 St. Charles Avenue and lived…just barely. We decided to start our adventure with […]
To me, the combination of marshmallow. graham cracker and chocolate means S’mores. But, it seems that in the South, this magical combination also equals the ever-popular Moon Pie. Don’t roll your eyes, but I have never had the pleasure of enjoying a Moon Pie, and even though there are Mardi […]
When I met Kristen Essig at a wonderful ladies’ luncheon at Kingfish, she had just accepted her new position as executive chef and asked me to wait about a month before coming to taste her revamped menu at Sainte Marie Brasserie. I did exactly as she requested and only six […]