Sometimes I forget how lucky I am. I get to live in New Orleans and moreover, my place of work is on Frenchmen Street, just a street away from the Vieux Carré, the French Market and all the interesting sights, sounds and aromas of the Quarter. There’s certainly nothing wrong with playing tourist in your [...]
Tag Archives: beer
Beer on the Bayou: Louisiana Craft Breweries
September 1, 2011 – 12:15 am
The summer sun is setting in South Louisiana and with it comes the excitement of football season, the return to moderate outdoor temperatures and a new crop of local, seasonal, craft beers. It wasn’t long ago that the only name in the Louisiana beer industry belonged to Abita, particularly when Dixie never came back home [...]
Brewers Benefit Shot Chef Tonight
June 24, 2011 – 11:20 am
Nathanial Zimet brought his passion for cooking from North Carolina to NOLA, where he became known for setting up shop outside late-night concert venues in his signature purple food truck. In 2009, Zimet opened Boucherie right off Carrollton Avenue, where his contemporary Southern cuisine earned raves from local food critics. The Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding, [...]
Treme: Fake Beer
June 6, 2011 – 2:39 pm
When you see bar scenes on Treme, the patrons have bottles with near-beer, no matter what the label. A beer wrangler opens a few cases of real beer from a number of brands and dumps the good stuff, then refills the empty bottles to differing levels of fullness with a NA beer. It’s a heartbreaking [...]
The Brews News
August 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
Kirk Coco is building a little brewery on Tchoupitoulas. Along with his partner Peter Caddoo, a former brewer at Dixie, the New Orleans native is installing equipment in a warehouse on the corner of 7th Street, picking out the right design for tap handles and perfecting his recipes. In the fall, New Orleans Lager and [...]
Paula and the Pontiacs, Louisiana Bride (Independent)
June 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
When Paula and the Pontiacs get it right, they get it very right. “Everything I Need” plays to all the band’s strengths—its ability to nail a barroom R&B groove, and Paula Rangell’s personable voice. When she sings a ballad, you believe her, and “Quiet Country Night” and her cover of Earl King’s “Your Love Means [...]
Beer Cuisine
November 1, 1997 – 12:01 am
Now, all of my loyal readers know that I have a certain affinity for brew pubs. That affinity has developed over the past few years, during which time I have found myself spending more and more time in brew pubs scattered about our great nation. Being both a lover of good beer and good food, [...]
