New Orleans Magazine May 2006

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Farm-raised Sweet Water Prawns

Appetizer Farm-raised sweet water prawns sautéd in sesame oil with badia seasoning topped with Spanish...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Redefining Hurricane Season

re: Errol Laborde’s Commentary in the May 29 E-mail Newsletter I am writing to...

SPEAKING OUT: Gracias a los hispanos

ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT our recovery to date could have succeeded without the help...

JULIA STREET: A monthly pursuit of answers to eternal questions

Dear Julia, After waiting so long to see either FEMA or a letter carrier, I’ve...

MARKET MANIA: Great dishes with regional ingredients

Making a quiche is extremely easy. It is a custard baked in a pie...

ERROL LABORDE: The need to redefine hurricane season

Hurricane season, we are being reminded ad-nauseam, begins June 1. I am no meteorologist...
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HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS

May 29 Memorial Day, Enjoy it! May 31 Wednesday at the Square presents Cowboy Mouth...

GLANCING BACK

Better to know now . . . Louisiana and the city of New Orleans got...

LOOKING AHEAD

Just when you thought it was safe . . . A new hurricane season officially...

RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Goat cheese soufflé

This weeks recipe of the week comes from our sister publication St. Charles Avenue...

STREETCAR: Ernest and Mary

When I first met Ernest and Mary Hansen in 1980, I was a freelancer...

NEWS BEAT: En español

With the Hispanic population on the rise in the New Orleans area, a coalition...
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NEWS BEAT: Giving a lift

A donation of heavy-duty shipyard equipment from a snowy port in Alaska is helping...

NEWS BEAT: Digging the gigging

Jazz Fest is normally the busiest time of year for New Orleans music clubs,...

RESTAURANT INSIDER

The beat goes on: May is hoppin’! This month, the prestigious James Beard Awards...

ERROL LABORDE: Thoughts from the Election

OLIVER THOMAS IS NOW THE MAN One of the big winners Saturday did not have...

NEW ORLEANS’ VOICES: George Porter, Jr.

With the summer heat rising in New Orleans, this week Craig Kraemer of NewOrleansPodCasting.com...

GLANCING BACK

Winners must hit the ground running At the end of the local elections, it was...
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LOOKING AHEAD

It’s Nagin, again New Orleans voters on Saturday handed Mayor C. Ray Nagin a second...

NEW ORLEANS’ VOICES: Rick Gratia & Taylor Hackford

With the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience kicking off this week NewOrleansPodCasting.com’s Craig...

RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Crawfish Cornbread & Creole Seasoning Mix

This weeks recipe comes to us from The Ritz Carlton New Orleans, FQB’s Chef...

JUDGING THE DEBATE

There's a story about the original Kennedy/Nixon debate in 1960. Polls showed that those...

LOOKING AHEAD

Who will lead? Few local residents need to be told that the most important election...

LOOKING BACK

Come again? To a casual observer, Rev. Tom Watson’s endorsement of Mayor Ray Nagin in...
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LOCAL COLOR: Eddie Powers on stage

Two guys in the john at Mo’s Chalet dance emporium in Metairie are comparing...

TABLE TALK: Food in the Fauborg

FOR TWO WEEKENDS, JAZZ Fest crowds packed the restaurants around the racetrack. Before the festival,...

PERSONA: Anais Patterson

Anaïs Patterson – model, opera singer, cabaret performer, and choir teacher of students at...

NEW ORLEANS’ VOICES: Angela Hill

This week: Craig Kraemer, of NewOrleansPodCasting.com, brings you Channel 4 anchor and beloved optimist...

HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS

May 16 Wally Pontiff, Jr. Baseball Classic, the Zephyrs will take on the Sacramento...

RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Eggplant medallions with crab meat béchamel

There is no better combination than fresh Louisiana produce and local seafood. In the...
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MUSIC: Harken to New Orleans – Fats Domino

Rick Coleman had no way of predicting that Antoine “Fats” Domino’s high-profile presence at...

ERROL LABORDE: Endorsements with a twist

If ever there were any doubts about why democracy works, look at the latest...

CHRONICLES: Leidenheimer Baking Co.

When you’re running a hot, new restaurant in Washington, D.C., you have to be...

MODINE’S NEW ORLEANS: Tight fit

The Gunches are double-wide and their FEMA trailers ain’t. That is getting to be...

THEY CALLED IT “CAL-LEE-OPE”

More than a housing project, this was a neighborhood. The buildings were festooned with...

MOM’S THE WORD

ADONICIA DAWSON AND FAITH DAWSON Adonicia Dawson (right), retired U.S. Post Office clerk, volunteer at...
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LOOKING AHEAD:

Dutch treat A group visiting New Orleans from The Netherlands this week will offer further...

GLANCING BACK:

Mayoral jaw-dropper Ten days after his fourth-place finish in the mayoral primary, Rob Couhig probably...

TABLE TALK: Get Baked

After 9/11, the media reported that people were “cocooning” more than ever, satisfying a...

NEW ORLEANS’ VOICES

Listen as Craig Kraemer of NewOrleansPodCasting.com talks with the Director of the New Orleans...

HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS!

May 9 “Tech Tuesday,” The Army Corps of Engineers will present on the Technology...

RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Strawberry custard pie

Strawberries – especially the small, sweet variety grown in Louisiana – make great pies....
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