Blogs
My Dawlin’ New Orleans
“My Darlin’ New Orleans,” held last Saturday night at Generations Hall, was apparently a great success. Last year the auction event took in $75,000 that benefited the New Orleans Musicians’ […]
Happy New Year!
Had a great conversation with one of our lifetime subscribers today, John Jacobs, from Tucson. He and his wife Mary Anne (hope I spelled that right) are in town for […]
Music at the Cathedral
When’s the last time you visited St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square? When I was a kid, we’d visit when we came to New Orleans, and I especially liked going […]
Most Affordable Dining City in the U.S.
Today, Zagat published the results of its latest restaurant survey. New Orleans comes in as the most affordable dining city in the country with an average meal at $28.36 compared […]
Voodoo Amps Up As “THE” Big Fall Festival
If you didn’t go to the Voodoo Experience this past weekend, you really missed something. I think they’re really on the right track. Of course, the absolutely beautiful weather didn’t […]
Burn, Brûlée, Burn!
The best brûlée in town is definitely at Café Degas, but between visits, it’s nice to know that there is temporary relief, such as crème brûlée pie. The pie route is […]
Hubris
I need me some zen. And I don’t mean the absinthe, either. I’m worried about New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf Coast. There’s an oil spill out there that will […]
Can “Tremé” Help Get The Word Out?
I’ve been ranting for years about what we need to do to fix New Orleans music. One of the biggest problems is that all of us locals know what’s great […]
What About Treme?
Waiting for the premiere of the HBO series that’s supposed to get New Orleans right. Everyone I know in New Orleans who has seen it thinks it’s amazing. There was […]
Chicken
On our way up First Street the weekend before Mardi Gras, we ran into chickens promenading around a Garden District mansion. Today, I spotted chickens on Louisiana about a block […]
