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Cook Me Something, Mister

On Twelfth Night, members of the Garden District Citizens Command Post gathered to plot their strategy for Carnival. Laminated signs had been printed. A port-a-potty had been rented. Last year, […]

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What’s in a Name?: Michael Sichel of 7 on Fulton

“I’m listening, I’m listening. Michael Sichel bounces around the kitchen at 7 on Fulton, where he took over as Executive Chef in October. Tall, thin, with a crop of tight […]

Dining Out: Jazz Tacos

I was prowling the French Quarter one afternoon last August, when a food writer friend called with a tip to check out Jazz Tacos. On the way over, I stopped […]

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Market on the Move

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A Sketchy Character

Mark Andresen’s sketches of New Orleans ripple with energy. Quick pencil lines catch a trumpet player strutting with his chest held high while a young kid saunters along beside. A […]

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Gabrielle’s Fate

In September,Chef Greg Sonnier returned from a frustrating trip to City Hall, hung a “For Sale” on the banquet facility he had purchased Uptown on Henry Clay Avenue and Laurel […]

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Kidd Jordan, Palm of Soul (AUM Fidelity)

Kidd Jordan plays the saxophone like a master storyteller. With only a few notes, he makes it clear that he’s in control. He composes his music as he plays it, […]

Regina Spektor, Begin to Hope (Sire)

Try to define Regina Spektor, and she slips away. Born in Moscow and raised in the Bronx, Spektor still sings with a foreign inflection in her voice. Over the last […]

Skerik’s Syncopated Taint Septet, Husky (Hyena)

The jazz group Skerik’s Syncopated Taint Septet, or ST7, sounds like an eclectic jukebox jittering randomly between albums. The deadly confident collective, led by the Seattle-based tenor saxophonist who goes […]