The Gravy
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Sean Yseult
“This is my dad’s skillet, and the only thing he left me in his will. He was an English professor, so he didn’t have a lot to leave any of […]
Marie-Dominique Verdier, New Orleans Walls: Still Standing (First Light Press)
New Orleans Walls is a collection of portraits of more than 80 “emblematic” New Orleans people posing in front of walls. The walls were chosen by Verdier, born and raised […]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Barbara Menendez
“My son Weston, who is also in my band (the Help), he put it to me this way about cooking. He likes to cook because I’ve always cooked, and I […]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Renard Poché
“I don’t exactly have a name for this, but I guess we can call it a citrus fruit cocktail. How this came about is, I’ve always liked lemonade, and a […]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Brint Anderson
I was born in Natchez. We always ate well because my mother was a great cook. She was one of the first housewives in Natchez to have Julia Child’s Mastering […]
Two-Steppin’: Married with Music
“You have to want more for the other person than you want for yourself,” says Barbara Menendez. The former member of local ’80s band the Cold pours me a cup […]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Johnny Vidacovich
The poem, yes. We call it “Getting Ready Spaghetti.” The name of the poem is “Oh, it’s Fun to Play the Drums,” but the best part of playing the drums […]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Martin Krusche
“Let me show you my pot. I fill this one. Magnetic Ear will play every Sunday in January at the Allways Lounge, and the main selling point is free food […]
Sandy Warren, Art Blakey: Cookin’ and Jammin’—Recipes and Remembrances from a Jazz Life (Margaret Media)
Growing up where fresh fruit meant the occasional brown banana or “sour green apple he found on the ground,” Art Blakey craved freshness in the kitchen as well as on […]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Theresa Andersson
I didn’t cook much when I lived in Sweden. I was 18 when I moved here, and that was basically when I started my own home. We planted our lemon […]
