Carnival is the season of merriment that begins on the Epiphany (12th Night / January 6) and leads up to Lent. The word is a translated from a Latin word that means "farewell to flesh". Of course, that reference is to the Lenten season where there is much fasting [...]
Before the Bouef Gras rolls down St. Charles Avenue at the head of the Rex Parade signaling the end of Carnival – farewell to flesh, let's take a look at the bevy of steak houses in the Crescent City. Let's start with the old-school steak houses which I [...]
As our last hurrah of meat eating before we say “farewell to flesh” and Carnival season turns to Lent, let's indulge in a big juicy burger. The number of burger joints in New Orleans is growing exponentially these days. Some local joints and some franchise places, [...]
In New Orleans, that season is the cultural boom that happens every fall, and includes food – music – art – film – second-lines. It doesn't sound much different than the rest of the year in New Orleans, however, in the fall it is much more [...]
That magical sound. Bum Ba bum Ba! The call of the tuba that is familiar to ALL New Orleanians, used to gather the crowd, and sometimes the band too, for the parade is about to begin! Bum BA BUM Ba! We’ll be hearing that sound a [...]