Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
It seems inevitable for girlfriends go through periods of distance, not because of any flaw in the friendship, but because we become busy with our own lives and romantic involvements. But, one thing is for sure, you’ll always know who your true friends are because true girlfriends always check back […]
Before I moved to New Orleans, the only way I’d ever seen a band perform live was at a huge venue like when Pink Floyd played the Oakland Coliseum for their Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour or when Jimmy Page & Robert Plant played the San Jose Arena. I had […]
On the last Saturday of every month, the Arts Council of New Orleans organizes an Arts Market in Palmer Park located on the corner of Carrollton Avenue and Claiborne. Palmer Park is very close to my apartment and I can’t tell you how many times I have driven past the […]
It depresses me to dwell on it, but one of the most difficult decisions I had to make regarding my new eating “regime” was cutting out milk products, even more specifically cutting out cheese. That meant no more mozzarella, cheddar, jack, brie, Swiss and definitely no more American cheese slices […]
Both locals and transplants alike are going to cringe en masse at what I am about to say, but since this is my blog, I feel the need to be perfectly honest. I loved the movie The Big Easy. Now before you start throwing tomatoes at your computer screen and […]
Although disappointed by the disappearance of Big Shirley’s on Carrollton Avenue, I have to admit when a new Mexican restaurant took it’s place, I was intrigued. You really can’t miss this new addition with a building painted a bright pink-orange color and large, white letters exclaiming Panchita’s Mexican Criolla Cuisine. […]
It’s really hard to miss, but a lot of people don’t notice it. It appears as if it’s ready to collapse, but has unbelievably withstood Katrina, Rita and Gustav and that’s only since I’ve lived here.To Mardi Gras revelers, it might just be forgettable (that tiny club on Lee Circle […]
A large pot was set up in the back of the building, boiling furiously, enclosing the hungry in a warm scented vapor of garlic, onions, cayenne pepper and special mix of seasonings that I was not privy to at the time. The helpless crawfish were struggling fruitlessly in a huge […]
Not too long ago, I came across a blog called “This is why you’re fat.” Basically, it was a bunch of user-submitted photos of dishes, either invented or discovered, that would most likely induce heart failure or, at the very least, make you gain 10 pounds after one bite. For […]
Situated on the lonely corner of Religious and Orange Streets in the Lower Garden District lays the unassuming Creole cottage that houses Le Citron Bistro. I can’t tell you how many times I have passed this restaurant on my way home from the CBD and wondered about it. How long […]
Everyone in New Orleans has a favorite burger joint. A friend of mine loves the hand-formed burgers and sweet potato fries at Beachcorner Bar & Grill on Canal Street and another touts the overstuffed baked potatoes and heady Monsoons at Port of Call in the Quarter, but my burger of […]
Remember when you were a kid, enduring the dull pace of yet another day at school, longing for the free days of summer to begin? I find that as an adult, I don’t have very many things to look forward to. Sure, I am anxious for a week or two […]