Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
The Windsor Court Hotel reopens their distinguished and refurbished Polo Lounge after a summer-long expansion, offering increased seating and an extended performance area without sacrificing opulence or comfort. For over three decades, the Windsor Court Hotel has been an inviting place, offering luxury and refinement to visitors and locals alike. […]
Aside from the costumes, face paint, running around the neighborhood with friends (and foes) under the cover of night and trying to fill your pillow case before schlepping it all back home, Halloween, for me, always hit its peak at the end. Exhausted and elated, with a little help from […]
Memphis, St. Louis, Austin, Kansas City, Decatur . . . these cities tend to spring to mind when talking about great barbecue, but over the past several years New Orleans has finally entered the smoke ring to prove our our bark is a far more pleasant bite than previously imagined. […]
Innovative hospitality and real estate investors AJ Capital Partners in Chicago have reinvigorated the Garden District gem with design that pays homage to the hotel’s illustrious past while simultaneously appealing to future generations. Originally built in 1927, the Pontchartrain is a quintessential New Orleans landmark that has played host to […]
Believe it or not, The Toast of New Orleans is actually the title of a 1950s musical starring Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza and David Niven. It’s about an uppity opera singer who meets and falls in love with a roguish Louisiana fisherman who happens to be a natural songbird. Seeing […]
New York’s Architecture & Design Film Festival comes to New Orleans for the first time this summer in a celebration designed for professionals and enthusiasts alike. Founded in 2009 by Kyle Bergman, professional architect and film aficionado, the Architecture & Design Film Festival explores the diversity, creativity, social impact and […]
Orleans Properties transforms a 200-year-old molasses refinery into luxury residential accommodations. Originally built as the Rodd Bros. Molasses Refinery in the early 1800’s, the building at 701 S. Peters St. in the Warehouse District has gone through extensive renovation to become a high-end, luxury apartment complex dubbed The Refinery. Developer […]
As housing prices rise in New Orleans, gorgeous classic homes float ever further from my financial reach. Finding a house that hasn’t had the culture renovated out of it is also becoming more and more difficult, but once in a while I’ll stumble upon a real beauty.
By now, I imagine I don’t have to tell anyone living within a 300 mile radius of New Orleans how good the eating is at Boucherie. Hell, I’m positive its reach is quite a bit further considering I no longer am surprised when out-of-towners seeking restaurant recommendations already have the […]
Before it closed last year, Maximo’s Italian Grill was a lower Decatur dining destination for almost three decades. It was a restaurant with a unique ambiance — an open kitchen where chefs would be chefs where everyone could see and hear, revealing, sometimes quite shockingly, how a high-end restaurant kitchen […]
Far too long ago, John and I ventured into the French Quarter to enjoy brunch at what has become one of the city’s most popular restaurants, Angeline. I don’t know about you, but whenever I go into the Quarter, especially on a sunshine-filled day, I like to pretend I’m on […]
Recently renovated from the Art Deco building on the corner of Carondolet and Lafayette Street, the Ace Hotel New Orleans is the Portland-based hospitality group’s first foray into the Deep South. The Warehouse District hotel features 234 rooms, rooftop pool, lush courtyard, restaurant, music venue, event spaces and more. To […]