Food historians believe that the first iterations of civilization began thousands of years ago when meat met flame. As the story goes, mankind was drawn in from the wild, where he cooked and shared a meal with his fellow hunter-gatherers. This theory of the dawn of civilization rings true today. Barbecues, cochon de laits, and [...]
After an overindulgent holiday season, the start of a new year marks an appropriate time for your body and palate to break completely from the norm, resolve to eat a few more salads and a lot less steak, and cast away for cuisines unbeknownst to you. For that, we direct you to Carmo, a tropical [...]
The holiday season is accompanied by many traditions such as lighting candles, decorating trees, and participating in feats of strength. Perhaps no holiday tradition is as much fun and delicious as a trip to Martin Wine Cellar to stock up on liquid libations, that most important holiday essential without which we could not survive an [...]
Initial Impressions Peter: The crowds are out in full force, and there is not an empty parking spot to be found on Harrison Avenue. Kids are running around strollers holding their younger siblings while mom and dad sip their drinks to placate themselves for the 30-minute wait. Not an empty seat on the patio, at [...]
Two years ago, Freret Street was a ghost town at 8:30 on a Friday night, save for a few cocktail nerds heading into Cure. Today the scene is hopping, especially at Ancora, where the bar is three deep and each table is piled high with pizzas, bruschetta, and a cornucopia of cured meats. Because of [...]
While “location, location, location” may be the first rule of restaurant entrepreneurship, interesting food can often be found in the most unassuming places. When traveling the long road to Banana Blossom, first timers may give up their search when their GPS first leads them to a non-existent address in Gretna. But hopefully the persistent eaters [...]
In a city whose weather makes it difficult to notice the change in seasons, the opening and closing of Hansen’s Sno-Bliz is as reliable an indicator of the temperature as the fluctuation in our electricity bills. Since 1939, the Hansen family has provided New Orleanians with a budget-friendly respite from the sweltering heat. Crossing the [...]
During the dark, dry years of prohibition, enterprising men would embark on a nautical journey 12 miles out to sea to escape US jurisdiction. There, in international waters, sat hulking ships filled to the brim with rum, whiskey, and gin. Luckily, the failed experiment known as Prohibition is behind us, but going to 12 Mile [...]
When dining at Cyrus, two questions immediately come to mind: a) Where exactly is Persia? B) What exactly defines Persian food? Geography majors we are not, but we are fairly certain that Persia is somewhere over there. As for the second question, we consider Persian food to be a unique blend of Indian, Mediterranean and [...]
A meal at Café Degas can be frustratingly French, but in a good way. You will arrive at what looks to be nothing more than a newsstand. Someone may or not be willing to take your name or show you to a table. The bartender may be too busy reading the paper or carefully wiping [...]
