Author Archives: Joe Simmer

Off The Beaten Path: A Quick Guide to Quality Dining Off The Fair Grounds

The Search for Caribbean Dining: Margaritaville and Palmer’s

Though often considered the northern-most city of the Caribbean, New Orleans lacks in its offerings of traditional island fare. While there are several Cuban restaurants in town, we are somewhat deprived of the creole cooking representative of areas such as Jamaica and the Bahamas. Both New Orleans creole and Caribbean creole cuisine share the heritage [...]

Tummys, Brace Yourselves for the Attempt to Eat EVERYTHING at Jazz Fest

Once again this year, 64 food vendors at the Jazz Fest will peddle twice as many culinary temptations. A gourmand’s dream—or nightmare—when faced with the challenge of fitting it all in, considering the time span of the fair and the limited capacity of the human stomach. If your ambition is to eat everything, this year’s [...]

Tasty, Cold and Firm: Slurpin’ Up the Best Raw Oysters

The big question I always ponder about oysters is, what motivated the person who first picked up this rock-like thing from the bottom of some primordial lagoon and decided to crack it open and eat the gray amorphous blob within? Perhaps it was the labia-like appearance that served as the enticement. (While the connection of [...]

Let Them Eat Cake: A Sweettooth’s Dream Tour of King Cake Delights

Eat, Drink and Be Merry: French Quarter Restaurants Stage the Reveillon

Pasta and Pizza Abound on the Newly Italian-ized Magazine Street

Beans, Beans, Everywhere-the Rise of the Coffeehouse

Health Food Stores and Restaurants Offer Respite from the Traditional Deep-Fried Fare

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