Peter Stromquist

Tag: New Orleans

  • National WWII Museum Review New Orleans

    National WWII Museum Review New Orleans Bring tissues.  Lots of them.  If you have any heart at all, you will cry at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.  Odd, I lived in New Orleans, and never visited.  It opened in June of 2000 at the “National D-Day Museum” conceived by two local scholars, Stephen […]

  • Please-U Restaurant Review New Orleans

    Please-U Restaurant Review New Orleans Please-U Restaurant Review. “Since 1946.” Doesn’t that tell you all you need to know about the Please-U Restaurant, on St. Charles Avenue close into downtown?  Open from 6A – 6PM, this old-timey diner serves all the American favorites as well as traditional New Orleans sandwiches and hot plate meals. I […]

  • Historic Streetcar Inn Review New Orleans

    Historic Streetcar Inn Review New Orleans This is one of those times when I’d like to gush over-the-top superlatives about my experience at this place.  The Historic Streetcar Inn  (HSI) deserves every single one of them I can dish out. While it’s easy to spend hundreds of dollars a night for hotel rooms in New […]

  • Fiorellas Cafe Review – New Orleans, LA

    Once upon a time there was a good and decent family that owned and operated a local favorite restaurant near the French Market for many, many years, until finally the time came for them to take it easy and they sold the establishment. But like many people who create something with passion for a living, […]

  • Mardi Gras 2018 New Orleans in Poem

    (From my archives) Mardi Gras 2018 New Orleans in Poem I had never been to a Mardi Gras celebration until I moved to New Orleans. What I learned living there, is that  for the locals, it’s a great opportunity for family activities, far away from the tourism debauchery in the Quarter.  I was  ‘inspired’ one […]

  • Middendorfs Seafood Menu New Orleans

    Click to enlarge!!!  Go for the paper thin catfish filets. You won’t regret it!         Middendorfs Seafood Menu Prices New Orleans Middendorfs Seafood Menu New Orleans

  • Middendorfs Review, New Orleans

    I love this place.  Been in regular attendance for the past two decades.  They’ve had their share of troubles, flooded twice cause of storms, but they keep coming back, stronger and better than ever. Caveat one:  this is a New Orleans AREA restaurant, not in the city, it’s about a 30 minute drive north on […]

  • Namese Review, New Orleans

    I lived in New Orleans for a long time, and while it has always had some of the greatest restaurants in the country, there was not a great deal of diversity in menus; translation –  very few ethnic places.  Except for the Vietnamese blocks in New Orleans, it was tough to enjoy these Southeast Asian delicacies, […]

  • Superior Seafood Review – New Orleans

    Superior Seafood is on the St. Charles Streetcar line, a quick ride from the Quarter.  Superior’s  menu incorporates the best of local seafood,  po boys, plates, and fresh catch, with beef, chicken and pasta available for those who partake in those edibles.  It’s moderately priced ($10 – $25), is happy to toss you a loaf […]

  • Mardi Gras 2015 Poem

    I had never been to a Mardi Gras celebration until I moved to New Orleans. What I learned living there, is that  for the locals, it’s a great opportunity for family activities, far away from the tourism debauchery in the Quarter.  I was  ‘inspired’ one year to write this Mardi Gras poem, which will resonate […]