Let’s be honest: brunch is one of the best meals of the day. To pull a quote from The Simpsons (Season 1, Ep. 9), “It’s not quite breakfast, it’s not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. You don’t get completely what you would at breakfast, but you get […]
Category: Food
Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin’ in New Orleans Is a Fun and Approachable Cookbook From Restaurant
June 8, 2022Mason Hereford, the proprietor of restaurants Turkey and the Wolf and Molly’s Rise and Shine, is releasing his first cookbook with co-author JJ Goode. Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin’ in New Orleans will be released on June 22 through Ten Speed Press. Hereford is a Virginia native who developed his passion for food as […]
Your Jazz Fest 2022 Roundup
April 26, 2022The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will be returning to the fairgrounds this weekend for the first time since 2019. Founded in 1970, the festival has become beloved among locals and visitors alike, boasting thirteen tents and stages that host national and local musical acts. The festival also offers myriad food and craft tents. […]
Culinary Co-Op and Commissary, Codey’s NOLA, Is Offering a Supportive Space for Chefs and Food Entrepreneurs To Create and Learn
April 20, 2022Codey’s NOLA is a commissary kitchen and co-op looking to inspire young entrepreneurs and culinary artists and is creating a space where a food entrepreneur is surrounded by a culture of community, reciprocity, and innovation. Codey’s founder Sinnidra Taylor transitioned from education to the food industry in 2018. She quickly realized the barriers that food […]
Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival’s 50th Celebration Is Happening This Weekend
April 7, 2022The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival will return for its 50th celebration this weekend, April 8 to 10, at Ponchatoula’s Memorial Park and North Sixth Street. It will mark the return of the festival for the first time since 2019. The festival went on hiatus for the 2020 and 2021 season due to Covid shutdowns. The festival […]
Fish Fry Fridays Campaign To Serve As Fundraising Event Benefiting Hospitality Cares
March 3, 2022Beginning Friday, March 4, the Fish Fry Fridays campaign will serve as a fundraising event to benefit Hospitality Cares, a partnership between Louisiana Hospitality Foundation and United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA). Participating restaurants will donate $1 per fish fry entrée sold each week through April 15. Hospitality Cares is a crisis grant program offering […]
New Orleans Loses Beloved Loretta Harrison, Founder of Loretta’s Authentic Pralines
February 18, 2022On Wednesday, February 16, New Orleans lost a little bit of its sweetness when Loretta Harrison, founder of the famed Loretta’s Authentic Pralines, died of cancer at age 66. Dubbed “The Praline Queen,” Harrison got her start in her mother’s kitchen in St. Bernard Parish. She made pralines throughout her life using a recipe passed […]
Local Sisters Open Cora’s Girls Coffee, Newest Coffee Roasters in NOLA
January 19, 2022Cora’s Girls Coffee is the new roaster on the New Orleans coffee scene. Owners and sisters Mia Patterson and Kiara Smith started the roaster in August, and it’s named in honor of their late mother. Since she was sixteen, Kiara Smith has been in the coffee industry, working as a barista and managing coffee shops […]
The Will and the Way Opens in the French Quarter in Effort To Draw Locals With New Casual Bar and Dining Experience
November 10, 2021The Will and the Way, the much-anticipated bar from the LeBlanc + Smith hospitality group, opened on October 15th in the spot that used to be occupied by Longway Tavern, also from LeBlanc + Smith. Robért LeBlanc and Liam Deegan are partners in the venture. General manager Bar Amar, executive chef Josh Williams, and bar […]
Locals List the Items in Their Fridge and Freezer They Had To Part With Due to Ida That Stung a Little More
September 14, 2021Here in Southeast Louisiana, we take our food seriously. We’re hunters, We’re fishers. We’re cooks. Nothing says love like a homemade Louisiana meal that comes from the kitchen. Whether it’s a gumbo, a stock, some game meat, or bone broth, in Louisiana food just means something different. On top of that we are, admittedly, food […]
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