NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Chef Alison Vega-Knoll and Drew Knoll will offer the 3rd annual island-hopping tour of six Caribbean Islands from Aug. 3 through Sept. 11 at Station 6 in Bucktown. After spending several years living and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has announced it is taking its show on the road. For the first time, NOWFE will travel to Denver, Colorado in partnership with BECNEL Group, where NOWFE…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Uptown neighborhood taco stand and margarita garden Barracuda will open its second location in Algiers Point on the West Bank today at 446 Pelican Ave. Barracuda was founded by Brett Jones in March 2019…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation (LHF) will host its 10thannual Gold Medal Chefs Gala and Hospitality Awards presented by The Sazerac House on Wednesday, August 4, at 6 p.m. (dinner at 7 p.m.) in The Great…
METAIRIE, La (press release) – Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts is proud to announce the opening of a wine bar and café in Lakeside Shopping Center, set to open Fall 2021. The new wine bar and café, located across from…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Dat Dog and Son of a Saint come together again on Wednesday, July 21st for their 7th Annual National Hot Dog Day Celebration at Dat Dog Freret, located at 5030 Freret St., New Orleans.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Join Seven Three Distillery & Shake Shack for a Summerade Cocktail Tasting. The event will place from 5-8 p.m., and will feature the newly launched Summerade trio paired with Seven Three’s local spirits. There…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – For over a decade, Copeland’s of New Orleans has celebrated National Cheesecake Day (July 30) with a special buy one, get one free promotion from July 28 – July 30. In celebration of this…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Join Arnaud’s Restaurant in celebrating Christmas in July! Guests can choose from a special three-course, prix-fixe menu, featuring Pan Seared Gulf Fish, Crab Cakes, Croque Madame, Duck Confit and Grilled Pork Chop as entrée…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Shift into high gear at PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans with Drive-thru SurPRIZE, a promotion coming to select locations across the country. To celebrate National Drive-thru Day on July 24, PJ’s Coffee cafés featuring…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Mister Mao, the highly-anticipated restaurant from Chef Sophina Uong and husband/partner William “Wildcat” Greenwell is set to officially open to the public in New Orleans’ Uptown neighborhood on Saturday, July 24, 2021. With a bar…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Today, NOLA Pizza Co., located inside the NOLA Brewing Tap Room, announced its version of a regional gastronomic icon – the NOLA Plate Lunch. A Louisiana tradition, the plate lunch is the intersection of joy,…
Seemingly forever, brothers John and Moe Thabata have run Rainbow Grocery (4837 Magazine St., 504-875-3635), the popular Uptown corner store best known for its extensive selection of everything from very cheap beers sold as singles to fine wines and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced “Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats” (www.altonbrownlive.com) will visit the SAENGER THEATRE on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31 AT 4p.m. Brown created a new…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Creole Cooking Class explores the iconic dishes of New Orleans from Jambalaya to Bananas Foster. Presented by Dee Lavigne, SoFAB's Director of Culinary Programming, the demonstration class offers an in-depth look into how…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – New Orleans & Company is re-launching its popular COOLinary New Orleans summer restaurant campaign from July 14 – Sept. 5, with some new twists. Unlike previous years, the campaign has opened participation to include delivery…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Beignet Fest 2021 will kick off the fall festival season Saturday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at New Orleans City Park. The team behind Beignet Fest is proud to return following a…
It is too hot to hang in the kitchen, so I have been on a sushi kick of late. At the suggestion of a friend my daughter, Cecilia, and I hit up Yakuza House in Metairie for a late…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board crowned Chef Tory McPhail of Revelry Plates + Pours in Bozeman, Montana, as the 2021 Louisiana Seafood King of Kings after winning…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Chef Emeril Lagasse and Emeril's Homebase are excited to announce the reopening of Emeril's restaurant in New Orleans on Aug. 31 for dinner service. The restaurant has been closed since March of 2020. "We…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Copeland's of New Orleans will kick off a nine-day fundraising campaign for the Al Copeland Foundation on Al Copeland Day, June 28, and culminate on National Fried Chicken Day, July 6. The fundraising campaign…
Yesterday the New Orleans Citizen Diplomacy Council (NOCDC) invited me to address an international group of NGO (a nonprofit organization that operates independently of any government, typically to address a social or political issue) managers interested in learning more…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Hogs for the Cause returned with sell-out crowds at its new location, and sets record of nearly Three Million Dollars raised for families fighting pediatric brain cancer (fundraising numbers include fundraising efforts from 2020…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Top Taco presented by Cerveza Modelo returns for year 4 on Thursday, Sept. 23. This year’s all-inclusive taco and tequila throw-down will take place at Lafreniere Park in Metairie, LA. The one-night only event will…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Emeril Lagasse Foundation has announced it will distribute $294,000 to non-profit organizations as part of its annual spring funding allocation. The nine entities based on their shared mission to support youth through culinary, nutrition, and arts education with a focus on…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser will travel to Juneau, Alaska, to solidify a partnership between the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. The partnership is an opportunity for each…
I have not been dining out very much these last months. I have not been out at all for that matter and yet my garden is a mess. My strawberries are consumed by snails. My peas are suffering from…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On June 3 at 2 p.m., New Orleans Foodwear brand MR EATWELL will release a collaboration with internationally renowned beignet bakery, Cafe du Monde. MR EATWELL, founded by lrish Channel resident Matt Rebackoff, created…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board are set to select the King of Kings at the 2021 Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off (LASCO). The 14th annual event is stepping away…
There are restaurants opening around town, which is not all that unusual. One is a pizza joint that was also a pizza joint before. Another is a Haitian restaurant that, when I first ran into it, was at the…
