Our weekly blog on the New Orleans fine dining scene
French cuisine is ingrained in modern restaurant cooking. There are French techniques in just about every restaurant worth its salt, and French recipes are standards. Even the title “chef” is of French origin. But the kind of French cooking that was once the hallmark of fine-dining...
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Posted by Robert Peyton on 11/19/09 @ 12:00 AM
New Orleans Finest Nightlife
Thanksgiving is a time to partake in holiday traditions, but not all those traditions necessarily fit the Norman Rockwell image of the prayerful family gathered around a roasted turkey. For plenty of people without close family ties in the area, the Thursday feast might resemble something more...
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Posted by Ian McNulty on 11/18/09 @ 12:00 AM
Following one bride’s attempt to plan the wedding of her dreams in New Orleans
OK, everyone. The time has come –– we only have one year until we tie the knot! It seems as though I’ve been engaged for a few short months, but almost a year has gone by. I am happy to be sharing this information with all of you. It is certainly a pleasure to share what...
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Posted by Jessica Natal on 10/14/09 @ 12:00 AM
Weekly Commentary with New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde
Ray Nagin finally had something to say about Ed Blakely’s slandering of New Orleans –– sort of. Confronted at Dooky Chase restaurant, Nagin, according to the Times-Picayune , called Blakely’s prediction of race riots in the city "foolishness." The mayor,...
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Posted by Errol Laborde on 11/16/09 @ 12:00 AM
All there is to sip and savor in New Orleans
There is only one event in the wine year calendar that is tied to time. Think about it: Here is a product that is absolutely driven by the efforts of the sun and the phases of the moon, and nowhere, except once, is there a moment when we honor “the moment.” Heck, every bit of...
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Posted by Tim McNally on 11/19/09 @ 12:00 AM
From the Garden State to the Garden District
A day never passes in New Orleans without me shaking my head in amazement. Whether it’s the shock of seeing cars at frozen daiquiri drive-through windows or the hoopla surrounding Camellia Grill (no offense: It may be historic, but aside from its ambiance, it’s quite reminiscent of a...
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Posted by Marcie Dickson on 11/17/09 @ 12:00 AM
Living, loving, laughing, and learning in the new New Orleans
I know some people wait all year for Christmas, just dying to pull out the Santa figurines and put some Bing Crosby on the stereo. I’m not one of those people. I like Christmas just fine. I love the spicy smell of pine trees, I think twinkly white lights are beautiful, and I have a...
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Posted by Eve Kidd Crawford on 11/20/09 @ 12:00 AM
