Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
It’s become something of a tradition for John and I to dine out for our Thanksgiving dinner, and let me tell you, we’ve had some truly memorable meals. Just off the top of my head I fondly recall watching my friend’s daughter (she was almost 1!) enjoy her first foie […]
Though it’s long been seen in American culture as take-out or delivery food, Chinese cuisine has always been a special night out for me. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area allowed me the distinct privilege of enjoying some of the finest Chinese cuisine available in the U.S. decades […]
Several years ago, French brasserie Couvant opened inside The Eliza Jane, a stunningly-renovated Hyatt property in the Central Business District. After surviving a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, the restaurant (and the hotel) swung back into business this spring with a new lead in the kitchen and inspired menus. After spending time […]
About four years ago, I interviewed up and coming Rhode Island-born transplant and self-taught interior designer Holly Owen for my Spaces & Design column in New Orleans Living Magazine. Armed with a good eye for stylish (and affordable) design and a vivacious, can-do attitude, Owen went from staging real estate […]
I am positive I’m over-simplifying the arduous process involved in creating a great restaurant, but in its essence, it seems pretty simple to me. In order to make me a lifelong fan, a restaurant has to meet four important criteria. First and foremost, you have to make delicious food, recipes […]
Our weather has gotten cooler, the holidays are right around the corner, and footballs are soaring – all setting the tone for one hell of a party! Sure, we’re all scrambling to get ready to feast for Thanksgiving, singing Christmas celebrations, and ringing in the New Year (and Mardi Gras), […]
When you live in a small, tight-knit neighborhood like Algiers Point, you’re bound to hear about new happenings just by visiting the corner bar. Point in fact, it was while in line at Joel’s Lobster Rolls pop-up hosted outside the Crown & Anchor Pub that I heard about Tonti’s Hand. […]
There’s little in this world you cannot stuff. You can stuff your face, a teddy bear, your house (with all kinds of stuff), a mattress, your butt into a tight pair of jeans . . . the possibilities are endless! Of all that’s available, arguably the best (and tastiest) stuff […]
What is it about a Victorian home which makes it the perfect setting for ghost stories and horror films? They’re used prolifically across the spookiest of genres, in everything from Scooby Doo and House to The Addams Family and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Some might proclaim it’s peculiar features including fairy […]
Innumerable and ubiquitous are the comments that disparage the lobster. From the simple and non-descript “it’s overrated” to conceit regarding it’s supposed lack of flavor and “rubbery” (translation: poorly cooked) texture. How many times have I heard folks comparing it to its crustaceous relatives; the ever elevated crab and ginormous […]
When Robert Haten began his employment at Mandina’s Restaurant thirty years ago, he never expected his ascent to head chef of the nearly century-old, Mid-City landmark. The pastel pink building on the corner of Canal Street and North Cortez was already a well-established, much-beloved neighborhood restaurant in Mid-City when Robert […]
Along with ginger-hued leaves, bright red apples and football, pumpkins are one of the most prominent autumn archetypes. After all, what would fall be for us without pumpkin pie, spookily-carved jack-o-lanterns, or Pumpkin Spice Lattes? It would be a sad season, indeed. Native to North America, pumpkins are a winter […]