Get out your hammock! This is the last weekend for “Festing in Place,” Beth Arroyo Udderback’s brilliant solution for keeping the Jazz & Heritage Festival’s traditional relationship with WWOZ radio alive while large public gatherings are still banned. Tune…
METAIRIE, La (press release) – After a successful first weekend for Farmstand Live – a series of cultural experiences featuring live music, culinary delights and farm fresh produce served up in a drive-in setting – the event will continue this…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The North Mississippi Allstars presented by National Endowment for the Arts will headline this year’s version of the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo. Friends of Bayou St. John, the non-profit organization that puts on the annual Mid-City…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Dancing Grounds, an award-winning nonprofit, presents the 2021 Dance for Social Change (DSC) Festival. The festival centers around the premiere of the DSC Teen Company’s original dance film Ya Heard Meh? Youth Stories in…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Neighborhood favorite Picnic Provisions & Whiskey invites New Orleanians to get outdoors and Party with Picnic this Spring and Summer. Kick back on the side green of Picnic Provisions & Whiskey to enjoy new festival-inspired…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Copeland’s of New Orleans will celebrate the traditional Festin’ weekends with a special “Festin’ for Two” menu from April 22 through May 2, with 19% of proceeds going to the Jazz Heritage & Music Relief…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Hogs for the Cause has announced a new Friday evening experience to kick off the annual charity event at Plaquemines Parish Government Facility in Belle Chasse, June 4 - 5. "Wings and Bacon Night"…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – As we await the joyous return of live music at Preservation Hall, please join for Round Midnight Preserves 2021 — a free, two-night livestream and fundraiser concert, live from 726 St. Peter St. –…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Zócalo Cocina Mexicana & Cantina will host Zócalo Fest, a Cinco de Mayo fiesta, featuring food from Zócalo, Brasa Churrasqueria, Baru Bistro & Tapas and Basin Seafood and Spirits. The free outdoor festival, to be held Wednesday,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Historic Faubourg Tremé Association (HFTA), in partnership with the New Orleans Jazz Museum, announced today the 2021 Tremé Virtual & Cultural Festival, a virtual and live in-person fundraising festival featuring the Tremé Brass Band,…
COVINGTON, La (press release) – The Covington Heritage Foundation will host the 7th Annual Covington Antiques and Uniques Festival, April 17-18, 2021, at the Covington Trailhead at 419 N. New Hampshire St. in Covington. The two-day, juried, free event will…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – There is nothing like New Orleans festival season. It’s one of the best times of the year to enjoy all of the art, music and food New Orleans has to offer. With spring festivals delayed…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – The Chuck Fest Foundation Board of Directors have announced the 7th annual Chuck Fest, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 in Downtown Lake Charles. This announcement comes after a one year…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots (“Fair Grounds”) announced today its renewed commitment to hosting the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (“Jazz Fest”) presented by Shell Oct. 8-17, 2021. The announcement comes following a…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience announces its 2021 Labs & Experiences Series as part of the 29th annual event, June 8 - 13. Throughout the six-day event, NOWFE will present wine and food…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – May 22 & 23, kites of all sizes and shapes will fill the skies at the West Baton Rouge Soccer Complex in Port Allen, Louisiana. Look for the kites in the sky, located just…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Safety is Highest Priority as Hogs for the Cause Sets Dates for June. Tickets on Sale Now. One year ago today, Hogs made the hard decision to cancel what was shaping up to be the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On March 19 and 20, Paradigm Gardens presents Medieval Feast in the garden! Come ye knights and ladies, squires, jesters, kings and queens and feast at Paradigm Gardens in a COVID-safe environment. A delectable five-course…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Wanderful, the host of Wanderfest, the world’s first outdoor travel festival for women, released tickets for sale March 8. Hundreds of travel lovers from around the world will join together on the weekend of March…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Presented by Entergy’s innovation group KeyString Labs, NOEW today announced a lineup of entertainers who will bring musical, fashion, and culinary performances to attendees’ virtual doors during the five-day digital experience happening March 22-26.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) announced the program for South Summit 2021 which will take place virtually on March 3 - 4, 2021, convening local, regional, and national media makers, arts funders, and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has announced tickets are now on sale for the 2021 event. Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, organizers have moved NOWFE to a mid-summer event, taking place June 9-13.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Free and open to the public (until supplies last). Following the screening of MLK/FBI, join PATOIS Film Festival for a conversation between director Sam Pollard, New Orleans artist and activist Shana M. griffin, and New…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University announced new dates today for its 2021 festival. The three-day event will now take place in-person, Oct. 21-23, on Tulane’s uptown campus. The top priority of festival…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Royal Sonesta New Orleans is celebrating carnival season safely in 2021 with its Mardi Gras MASKerade. In the weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, themed pop-up events will be hosted at the iconic Bourbon Street…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – This year, the organizers of the much-loved Oak Street Po-Boy Festival will continue the tradition by offering a sampling of local food vendors' best and award-winning po-boy offerings with a revamped "to-go" event format. Po-boy…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Head to Fulton Street for this unique opportunity to see the world through rosé-filled glasses. Taste your way at this seated event through premier rosés—both still and sparklers—from France, Spain, Italy, United States and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience is bringing a condensed line-up of events to New Orleans this fall and winter with four special wine and food experiences and a continuation of the successful wine dinners…
LAFAYETTE, La – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is going virtual this year, but that doesn't mean you can't add a little something special while celebrating at home. Acadian Slice sent their "Brown Butta Pecan Pie" recipe to Acadiana Profile…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Trombone Shorty Foundation (TSF) announced today that it will present its eighth annual flagship celebration of music with a new spin – “Virtual Shorty Fest Presented by Acura” will air on Saturday, September 26th…
Perhaps the only child in Louisiana history to be born to a mother with absolutely no culinary skills at all, Jyl Benson began cooking in self-defense at the age of six. She is 13 years younger than her closest sibling so her parents were tired and paid little attention as she use the household kitchen as per personal laboratory, sometimes with disastrous outcomes. Her skills have improved greatly over the years and kitchen fires are a thing of the past.
She began her editorial career in 1990 with The Times Picayune and served as a regional reporter covering the southeastern United States for both The New York Times and Time magazine. She wrote "Galatoire's Cookbook: Recipes & Family History from the Time-Honored New Orleans Restaurant" (Random House 2005), as well as several cultural, historical and architectural guides to New Orleans. She served as editor-in-chief of Louisiana Cookin’ magazine from 2009 to 2011 and founded Louisiana Kitchen & Culture magazine in 2012. Sheis a dining columnist for St. Charles Avenue, Acadiana Profile and Louisiana Life magazines, a frequent contributor to New Orleans Magazine, and the author of "Fun Funky, Fabulous: New Orleans Casual Restaurant Recipes" (2015, Pelican Publishing) and "Louisiana's Tables" (2017, Savory House Press).
