Tag: #Nola
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Bonci Pizza Review New Orleans LA
Bonci Pizza Review New Orleans LA Gabriele Bonci. He’s from Rome. Has a popular pizza place there. Set his sights on the US market, and curiously, the place he chose to debut his concept was Chicago, arguably a population that has very strong opinions about their pizza. He opened one, then another. Added New Orleans. […]
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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 […]
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High Hat Cafe Review – New Orleans
The High Hat Cafe, in uptown New Orleans, has earned a rep for serving quality Louisiana and Mississippi Delta cuisine; the latter is not a reference to the river really, by the way, but rather a geographical stretch within the state of Mississippi. Oh for goodness sakes, here. Take a vacation in the delta if […]
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New Orleans, LA – Cafe Degas Review
(From our archives) I’ve intentionally shied away from the Café Degas, because it’s one of those places that many natives find absolutely thrilling. That’s usually my first clue to avoid it like the plague. I frequently find that my view of “outstanding” varies widely from my native friends, but that’s largely due to the fact […]
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New Orleans – St. Charles Tavern Review
For as crazy as New Orleans can get, as long as I lived there, it was never a late night dining town. Having exhausted all your energy in the Quarter, and not in the mood for an overpriced slice of pizza, one was left with few choices for satisfying cuisine. I love diners, and my […]
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New Orleans – Liuzzas Review
Too often, visitors to the Big Easy miss out on many of the best places to dine in the Crescent City. I guess you could probably say this about most travel destinations; in the Crescent City, visitors tend to get “stuck” in the French Quarter or nearby Garden District and miss out on the neighborhood […]
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Ponchatoula, LA – And Middendorfs Restaurant
About 40 miles north of New Orleans, Ponchatoula is a city of about 5,000 souls in Tangipahoa Parish. Established in the early 1800s as a logging camp, the town today is a regional commerce center for the Parish, and home to Louisiana’s second largest festival (after Mardi Gras), the Ponchatoula Strawberry Fest, which takes place […]
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Do You Know What It’s Like to Miss New Orleans?
Happy Mardi Gras and let the good times roll! New Orleans is a magical place for many different reasons, whether your fascination lies in the incredible culinary offerings, the historical buildings of the French Quarter or the stately manses of the Garden District. Jazz? Blues? Street performers? Cultural attractions? The mighty Mississippi? The “Crescent City” […]
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New Orleans, LA – Casamento’s
I love old-timey places that have survived and thrived over the years, and certainly Casamento’s fits that description. The consummate oyster restaurant in New Orleans, it’s been open continuously since 1919. Except when they close every June, July, and August, much to the dismay of locals, who eagerly await it’s reopening every year. With a […]
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My Annual Post – Mardi Gras Poem
Twas the night before Mardi Gras, and all through the burb, Denizens were in place to see the parades, even lining the curb; The beads were hung from the floats with care, In anticipation of the throngs that would soon be there; The children were nestled all snug in the car, Dreaming of doubloons tossed […]