Haute Plates - August 2018

I got started writing about food on a personal website called "Appetites" in 2000 or possibly 2001. It was a time when there were so few “food blogs” that most of us had what’s called a “blogroll” on our sites.…

The Louisiana Restaurant Association recently announced that Julie Talbot would be taking the position of executive director of its Education Foundation. I’ve known Julie for quite a while. Over the last ten or so year’s she’s been a constant presence at…

I have written before that I am a fan of Caire Hotel and Restaurant Supply. If I were forced to restock my kitchen entirely, I suspect I would buy most of the contents from Caire. I might pick up a high-end…